ZYX R-100 Yatra & SME 3009 MKII Non-Improved

DougDeacon,
Yes I agree about the zyx/jmw-9 mismatch. It was a used package from another Audiogoner and all I really wanted was the scout, but accepted the cart as part of the deal just to give it a try. I agree that even more than the 6gm I added would likely improve things. Thanks for the input.

Thanks Dug & Willamp.

Hi Hoa.
the SME3009 non improved should be fine with your ZYX.

@ Dougdeacon .
the SME 3009 non improved version is 12.5g effective mass. the improved version is 9.5g.

Peter

Thanks, Peter. I'm no SME expert. I just pulled the first number I spotted off the internet...

An arm of 12.5g eff mass should be a match with a ZYX, providing that the ZYX has the manufacturer's optional SB headshell weight installed.

I have some confusions with SME 3009 MKII Non-Improved and Improved versions' effective mass before. Some listed it 12.9g and some listed 9.5g for the Non-improved version and 6.5g for the 3009 MKII Improved.

Let's just, for experiment, say that 9.5gr for the Non improved. ZYX Yatra's mass is 5gr, plus the Zinc (?) head shell installed and mounting hardware, the approximate total mass of arm & cart would be around 15.5gr.

According to Resonance Frequency calculator, with ZYX Yatra 's 15cu and 12 cu horizontal and vertical compliance, the arm & cartridge's resonance frequency should be 10.6 and 11.8 Hz, still in the recommended range of 8-15hz.

So this combo is compatible. I am interested in real life result of how well this combo track.