The Palladian-A step beyond

To divert a little.......
It is widely accepted (even by some cartridge manufacturers) that a low-compliance cartridge puts more energy into the tonearm....
My experiences through a dozen tonearms and over sixty cartridges of all types, show that high-compliance cartridges tend to sort the good from the bad tonearms far more readily.
Trying to understand why.........could it not be that the higher movement in the cantilever (both vertical and horizontal) results in an equally greater reaction (according to Newton) that the tonearm needs to oppose?
If so....it may indeed be that the higher compliance MM cartridges put more stress into the tonearm and thus require a better tonearm than low-compliance MCs.....?
Against all current folklore admittedly.....😱

Halcro
Wouldn't the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?
Maybe the observed differences have another explanation?

cheers 

Wouldn't the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?

I see what you're saying Richard.....
Of course the movement of the cantilever is governed by the groove modulation and not by the compliance.....
Silly me 🤓
I can't understand then, why the arms I've ditched. failed the high-compliance MM test......👐❓

Regards

Wouldn’t the amplitude (movement) of the cantilever be the same for both families of cartridge?

Not necessarily. In both cases, the stylus follows the groove, but there could be differences in the extent to which groove modulations move the cantilever relative to the tonearm and the tonearm relative to its pivot. A stiffer cantilever suspension could well mean less cantilever movement and more tonearm vibration.

Halcro
maybe the reason is down to incompatable effective mass of the arm cart combo?