Recommendation for Cartridge for Technics SL-1200G?
Michael Fremer said of the 1200G... In case you were wondering if the arm was tailored for high compliance moving magnet cartridges, I can tell you that I used, among other cartridges, the Lyra Etna SL and when I measured the horizontal and vertical resonant frequencies using the Hi-Fi News test record, both measured between 8Hz-and 9Hz, which means yes, you can use the SL-1200G with your favorite low-medium compliance moving coil cartridges. Read more at https://www.analogplanet.com/content/technics-direct-drive-sl-1200g-turntable#rGtlT7r6JxDUZRMg.99 |
To calculate what is best there are two resources I have been using. First the Ortofon guide and chart here... https://www.ortofon.com/support/support-hifi/resonance-frequency The shows that resonant frequency should be between 7-12Hz is best idea being somewhere is the middle of this range. For the Technics with an arm mass of 12g +a headshell which is likely to be 7-10g the arm mass will be in the range 19-22g This means that Compliance rating of 10, 15 and 20 are best suited (low to medium) 25 is marginal. This calculator enables precise values of resonant frequency... http://www.resfreq.com/resonancecalculator.html For this the target extremes are 19g - 7Hz - 27CU 22g - 12 Hz - 8CU So this shows that between 8CU and 27CU depending on precise cartridge weight. The optimum probably is 9-10Hz 19g at 9Hz gives 16.5 CU 22g at 10Hz gives 11.5 CU Two real world example Soundsmith Zephyr Star MMIC Compliance 10 µm/mN weight 12.2g On the Technics arm this gives a resonant frequency of 10.2Hz A 2g heavier head shell would give 9.8Hz Dynavector 10x5 Compliance 12, Wight 7.3g On the Technics arm this gives a resonant frequency of 10.46Hz Both are good matches! |
Are you sure that the 12 gram mass of the Technics arm is without the headshell? Here is another calculator! http://www.mh-audio.nl/Calculators/RF.html And another! https://www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_resonance_evaluator.php |
