How many grams weight for mm cartridge?


I have Denon dp-45f TT with MM cartirdge. What is ideal standard weight I should start with? It came with 1.7 grams but I remember my father used to use only .5 gram for his TT. Please enlighten me...

gongli3

Showing 1 response by yogiboy

@ gongli3,
You should use what the cartridge manufacturer recommends.I have never seen a cartridge as low as .5 grams. Back in the old days high compliance cartridges and low mass arms were the rage. If you track too light it will cause more damage than going a little heavier!