I've got a 2.0 updated to the 2.2. It came in the deluxe kit with overhang tool and an auxiliary counterweight. I understood the effective mass to be 12g. Seems about right. A medium mass arm but capable of going higher mass if you want. use the auxiliary cw and also you can use a headweight in order to dial mass in for a particular cartridge.
I think of cartridges with medium or low compliance as potential match-up material. Down to 10 (x 10¯6 cm/dyne)* or as high as 16. I've tried some lighter moving magnet cartridges with sub-optimal results, I thought. The arm wants lower compliance. It liked my Shelter 501-II. And works nice with the DL-103r. It was fine on an Ortofon Jubilee. Beautiful output. I feel the arm allows the cartridge to speak fully when the mass and compliance are right. High quality intricately machined tonearm. Delicate and beautiful.
-Steve
I think of cartridges with medium or low compliance as potential match-up material. Down to 10 (x 10¯6 cm/dyne)* or as high as 16. I've tried some lighter moving magnet cartridges with sub-optimal results, I thought. The arm wants lower compliance. It liked my Shelter 501-II. And works nice with the DL-103r. It was fine on an Ortofon Jubilee. Beautiful output. I feel the arm allows the cartridge to speak fully when the mass and compliance are right. High quality intricately machined tonearm. Delicate and beautiful.
-Steve