FWIW, with a tonearm effective mass of 11.25 gms, which is "medium", you have a wide variety of choices. According to theory, a typical high compliance/low output MC cartridge will work fine in that tonearm but probably not super optimally, which, as you say, you don't care about. The good thing about having a tonearm with a lower effective mass than optimum is that you can quite easily increase effective mass by adding a mass to the headshell. We all "just want to listen" to our favorite music.
Which cartridge in a Nottingham Analogue?
I'm thinking of going with the Nottingham Analogue Interstate Junior with the Nottingham tone arm.
I've been given the option of numerous cartridges but I don't know a( what their sound signature is like and b)How will they work in the Nottingham if I like the sound clean and detailed?
If anyone has opinions on any of these please feel free to share. Thanks very much by the ay the advice is helpful.
So, in no particular order my options are
Benz Micro MC-Gold
Dynavector 10x5
Ortofon Quintet Blue
Clearaudio Concept MC
Clearaudio Performer v2
Denon DL 103R
Grado Reference Platinum 1
Grado Statement Sonata 1
Ortofon 2M Black
Transrotor Cantare
Sumiko Blue Point EVO III
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