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Best Cartridge for SME309 arm

I need some advice - I am in the middle of upgrading my analog front and will shortly be using SME12 with 309 arm wired with crystal cable.

I have a short list of cartridges I am considering:

1. Hana Umami Red
2. Dynavector Te Kaitora Rue
3. Soundsmith Paua 2 SE
4. Benz Micro Ruby Z (L or H)

Does anybody have any experience with any of those carts with SME arms? I believe all on this list are compliant with 10g SME arm. I want to make sure the resonance stay way below audible frequencies. 

Thank you for all recommendations. Merry Christmas! 
arturgorniak

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@ arturgorniak
The Sonata and a vintage TLZ . BTW, make sure that the cartridge you choose weighs 6 grams or more. If it is lighter than 6 grams you will need a headshell weight!
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yogiboy
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Find out the compliance of those cartridges and put the information in this calculator. Between 8hz and 14hz should be fine. BTW, I have that arm and I use Grado cartridges!
http://www.mh-audio.nl/Calculators/RF.html
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