I went down this rabbit hole of concern when I had to buy a new turntable. I wanted to use my very light Soundsmith SSMC1 B&O cartridge on a table with a much heavier arm than the B&O table. I bought the table before I realized this might be an issue. I never got an answer from forums to my question of, compliance charts notwithstanding, what I might actually hear with a bad compliance match. I talked to Soundsmith and went for it, using their nylon screws to keep arm weight down. They advised, assuming the counterweight had enough travel, azimuth and anti-skate would be most important. I almost ran out of adjustment on the anti-skate, but It sounds fantastic. I haven’t noticed any resonances if they are there.
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