Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable

It can handle light or heavy carts, but you need to know tonearm effective mass to match your cartridge according to its compliance at 10Hz (not just weight of the cartridge).

^^^Noted. 

The Benz LPS worked fine on my SME 10 turntable. The counterweight was very close to the limit, and worked. I ordered the heavier counterweight. I can’t say it made a difference in the sound. Since then I have moved on and sold the SME 10.

I have my system posted here if you are interested

@jperry,

Thanks for the invite. I loved your system, very exquisite from the choice of gear to the room decor. Well done! 

Dear @jperry  : "   It is. Matter of personal taste. I have heard Lyra cartridges and not my cup of tea.

I have heard a Benz LPS on a SME tonearm...""

yes but i think you not owned the 309. In the otherside I don't posted the LP-S is not a good cartridge as a fact I was a " fanatic " of Benz-Micro and I owned: the Ruby, Ruby 2, Ruby 3, LP and LP-S so I like it the Benz-Micro designs even I still own the Carnegie 2 marketed by Madrigal that was designed in a collaboration between Benz-Micro and vdH: very good performer.

But I like Lyra too, I owned the : Evolve, Helikon, Clavis, Clavis D'Capo, Skala, Titan, Kleos and listened in my system the Etna and Atlas and listened too in an Agoner system the Olympos.

Lyra puts me nearer to the recording against Benz-Micro.

Btw, I think that you need to test your balanced design tonearm in static way that's something that @lalitk  must try too.

Pro-Ac speakers is something that any audiophile needs to listen some time really first rate speakers as the Tannoy.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.