Best Cartridge for VPI Aries orig + JMW 10.5 ?

I'll third the Helikon.

I also have a Helikon (regular..not the SL-and love it) and also a Benz M2. I had a Grado Sonata and it was quite lovely (especially for the price) BUT (and this is MY experience) it developed the famous Grado wobble. I have heard for other here that their Grado worked well on their VPI's or other tables and arms. I just wanted to add this in.

Oh...by the way...I had the Grado wobble on my Linn/Itoch once also........?? I also had previous Grados (ZTL'???) and they worked fine. Go figure????

Art Duddley editor of now defunct mag. Listener, never had been a convert to the VPI camp until he reviewed the Aries-JMW 10 combo. He found out a particuliary good match with the Denon DL 103.
This is a known "classic" that perform beautifully above its price range, (us 300.00) but uneasy to get from Japan.
In using it in the same set-up and I certainelly like it myself, and althought it is a MC cart., its .38 mv output allow me to use the mm only EAR phono stage without problem.
The Dudley's article, is I thinck, available on the VPI site.

I hope you are talking about a DL103D, because a standard DL103 is WAY too stiff for a VPI arm.

Hi ! TWL, I have a few questions, maybe you can tell me?
1) What is the differences between the Denon DL 103 and the DL 103D ?
2) In witch way a cartridge,( DL 103), can be to "stiff" for an arm, (VPI), and what will be the consequences of this less than ideal partnership.
Art Dudley talk about the "love affair" between is "ol fashion" Denon 103 and the arm. Was is cartridge the exact same than mine, Denon DL 103, I dont know, but I dont see a problem when using mine.