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JMW 9 effective mass?

I read on vinyl engine that the effective mass of the JMW 9 is 7.7 grams. If this is true, that would make the JMW 9 a LOW MASS arm. My cartridge is supposed to be used with Moderate to High mass arms. Its compliance is 15. I think I have a mismatch. Why doesn't VPI publish this information so I would not spend $1,500.00 on a cartridge that sounds wrong on my table. I have a Benz H2.

I was told that my arm is in fact a moderate mass arm. Well, where are the specs indicating this? I want to see for myself. If I have a low mass arm, I should be using high compliance cartridges, correct?

Where do I get this information, it did not come with my tonearm, it just had information on installation

What is a good High compliance cartridge?
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toufu
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How about Van Den Hul cartridges? Which version should I get for my JMW9 arm? (I am also planning on upgrading it to a 10.5 arm, unless anybody else could tell me otherwise.)

I am also looking at Zyx cartridges, which I think would be a better match for the JMW arms?
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