Micro Seiki ma-505 x is a low or heavy tonarm?


Hello, this tonarm is best for low compliance or high compliance carts?

 

Thank you

Serge

serge8

You are probably right.... to me, 7 gr seems a bit  too light to be the full effective mass

I own a Micro Seiki DD 40 with dual tone arms Both MA505. One has the Ortofon Black and the other has the Denon DL 103R. My question is as long as you are able to balance the tonearm is the tonearm mass a non factor. Thanks

No. Tonearm effective mass and cartridge compliance determine the resonant frequency of the ensemble. Has nothing to do with balancing except insofar as the counterweight and its distance from the pivot do affect the effective mass.