New Cartridge for Morch DP-6, 12", Red Dot

I have a DP6 with 12" Red wand as well, but I don't know what the effective mass of it is. The mfr literature seems to be referring only to the 9" wand. However, my dealer says that the 12" Red is very flexible and has worked fine with every cartridge he's tried on it. My experience has been with a Benz L2 and Glider M2, Denon 103R and a Grado. All of these worked fine. I also heard a Koetsu Black today at the dealer using this setup, and it sounded excellent.

Dave

I have a Moerch 12" Blue Dot armwand; I use it with the Zyx R100H cartridge and love the combo. I believe the blue dot wand is heavier than the red dot so I am not sure if the Zyx (a very light cartridge) would work for you, but there are other Zyx models that might do.

Holly

Why not look at a Dynavector. I believe they all work to spec with the red dot arms.

Moerch also has a spec sheet on their site listing many cartridges and the appropriate arem "dot" for them. You could look through that and see if anything catches your eye.

Bob

Thank you all for your responses.

Raul: The Thorens (a well preserved, late 70's model, that had great sound), the 3012R, and the Discovery were all trashed by the moving company. I'm not talking dented, they were destroyed; along with a Dynavector 17D Karat, a Rega P-25 and its' arm, my Levinson 37 transport, and some furniture. As a result, I am the proud owner of a Teres 265 with the DP-6 arm.

Holly: I have been thinking about a Zyx (the R-1000 Airy3-SL) with the silver base, which would make the effective mass 9gm. The silver coils "should" also match well with the Bolder Nitro pnono cable I am using.

Bob: Dynavector is also in the running. I liked the sound and loved the detail of the 17D, but it is the only Dynavector I've heard and frankly the Discovery was worth the extra cost. I'll take a look at the Moerch site for more suggestions.

Again, thanks to all.

Dave

Ptmconsulting: I looked at the Moerch site for the cartridge listing, and could not find it. Do you have a link?

Dave