Figuring Cartridge Compliance.. Help!


The cartridge compliance stated for a Denon DL-103 is stated as 5x10-6 cm/dyne at 100hz. The value I am getting is not working in the resonance frequency calculator. 
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Surely it does not work, because you need a compliance figure at 10Hz  (not at 100Hz). But don’t worry, to convert it simply multiply on 1.7

Your cartridge dynamic compliance is about 8.5 cu @ 10Hz

P.S. If you like low compliance cartridges and heavy tonearms then do yourself a favor look for Fidelity-Research cartridges and arms instead of that oldschool Denon with awful conical tip. 

FR cartridges have Contact Line "Vital" diamonds like this one on PMC-3 (Air Core Coil). 


Dear @coachpoconnor :  I don't know which tonearm you have but the 103 is not really a to problematic cartridge .

You can use really " safe " a tonearm from 12grs. ( even a little lower. ) and up and will stay inside/around the normal resonance frequency range.
It's more important that your tonearm be a good damped design.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.
And if you really want to measure an exact cartridge/tonearm resonance practically (not theoretically) you need a Hi-Fi News Test LP