Tonearm for vintage mm cartridges


I know I’m very, very late to the party but I’d like to start investigating older mm cartridges. Unfortunately having used low compliance mc’s for a long time I no longer have any suitable tonearms, all of them having high effective mass (I think my Fidelity Research FR64fx is probably the lowest!).


Which tonearms would you recommend please? I’m thinking about Audio Technica AT-1010 or AT-1100 or the Technics EPA100/250/501.

For cartridges I have found an old Shure V15 type iii in a drawer with several replacement styli so will start with that. I will then start trying others.

Many thanks in advance for your suggestions.

David

dwhistance

That Shure has a very high compliance of 30x10 and weighs 6.6 grams. You will need a tonearm with an effective mass of 6 grams or lower. Here is a calculation chart you can use before you make a decision on the arm that you get!

http://www.mh-audio.nl/Calculators/RF.html

Denon DA-401 is designed for high compliance cartridges. 10 inch length and 7 grams mass. There are several available on eBay now. $439.27 and free shipping from Japan.