Requirements for Moving Coil setup

Most moving coil cartridges are low compliance, and are meant to be used on a low compliance tonearm. I doubt the JVC would be equipped with a low compliance tonearm. A more suitable MM cartridge for the JVC (if it’s a direct drive) would be a shielded body cartridge like those from Audio-Technica and Ortofon. My experience with the Audio-Technica VM540ML (line Contact stylus) is very good on Technics turntables that have mid-high compliance tonearms. Not sure about the BIC, but if it has a low compliance arm, it would probably be more suitable for a MC cartridge. Keep in mind that you will need to spend at least double what you’d pay for a good MM cartridge just to have sound quality on par, then you must also factor in a new MM phono stage for the remaining MM.  

I have a Denon 103 mc in use on a Grace 707 arm. And a 103R on the Pioneer PLX1000's medium-mass arm. Both sound fine! I have yet to try out some of my other mc cartridges on my two heavier Fidelity Research arms - an FR29 and an FR54. 

sleepwalker6510-27-2018 8:43pm

Most moving coil cartridges are low compliance, and are meant to be used on a low compliance tonearm. I doubt the JVC would be equipped with a low compliance tonearm ...  Technics turntables that have mid-high compliance tonearms. Not sure about the BIC, but if it has a low compliance arm, it would probably be more suitable ...

You're confused - there's really no such thing as a "low compliance tonearm." It's a pickup arm's mass and damping that determine its suitability for a specific phono pickup compliance. Believe me, you don't want a compliant pickup arm.

Most moving coil cartridges are low compliance

Further, many LOMC cartridges are high compliance as well.

I would like to use the MM cartridge (Grado Blue) on my BIC 960 as a 'preview' turntable for 2nd hand vinyl recordings. The JVC QL-A2 would then be connected to the MC input for new vinyl or pieces that have been played and are relatively clean, surface wise.

@jcipale
FWIW there is no need for a second machine to play records that may not be up to snuff. A dirty LP isn't going to damage a stylus! That is an old and persistent myth. If that's the only reason you are planning two cartridges and the like, its not worth it!

Dear @jcipale: Perhaps a limitation for any cartridge including a MC cartridge is the tonearm internal wiring and a nchange down there is need it.

In the other side, you can get better quality level using a better Grado cartridge too, but either way the tonearm rewiring is a must to do it as the IC cable.

Regrads and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.