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MC for Low Mass Tonearm

With my table's low mass tonearm I am sad to see only Ortefon and Sumiko MC carts available.  Please offer suggestions for other carts/brands that might work with an 8.5gm arm.  <$3000.00 budget

My System:
Pro-ject RPM Table / EVO Carbon 10 inch arm  8.5 gm mass and very rigid

Into all Aric Audio front-end:  the 'Transend MM phono pre' (12ax7 and 47ohm), '6SN7 Linestage Preamp' and 'Transcend Push-pull' amp into ZU Soul Supreme.

My current carts are MM and MI, Grace F9e and Soundsmith The Voice. Both are hi-compliance (+22cu).

Will I be able to best those with a $3k Moving Coil cartridge?  The Voice is really nice! 

I'll know that I need to purchase an SUT.

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clearthinker
1,582 posts
 

van den Hul.  Wide range of lightweights.  I have three.

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michaellent OP
176 posts
 

I was also looking at a Van den hul frog. It was an open box, but got sold. Also bad timing!  

thanks for coming over here and answering this question for me to you guys who were on my other post. 
 

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alan60
164 posts
 

Van Den Hul The Frog Gold or even the MC1 Special which I thoroughly enjoyed.

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michaellent OP
176 posts
 

I'm in negotiations with a European Audiogon Dealer right now to Purchase a Frog!

Thank you all (again) for your advice!

 

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uncleang
106 posts
 

If you check out the specs on an AT OC9 XML you'll see that it's custom made for your arm's 8.5 g effective mass.  

 

Save yourself a ton of money.

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