Share your real knowledge on cartridge arm matchin

Thanks to krenzler (AA) for these links on arm/cartridge matching. these are mainly formulas, but with interesting reasoning.

Some good reading on the subject in these links (copy/paste):

http://www.theanalogdept.com/cartridge___arm_matching.htm

http://www.moerch.dk/files/Cartridge%20Armtube%20Combination%20List.pdf

(see the text at the bottom of the Moerch pdf file).

From Van den Hul's Phono FAQ:

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x238/krenzler/1-11.jpg

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x238/krenzler/2-11.jpg

http://www.vandenhul.com/userfiles/docs/Phono_FAQ.pdf

http://www.cartridgedb.com/tools.asp

(The resonance calculator top left is a nice little tool).

Rgrds.

Dear Gerry: Very nice links ( thank you ), in one of them you can read:

"Many subjects are interrelated, like the relation between cartridges and arms, so use your noodle and work yourself
through. "

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

Sure will, but it was sure helpful getting those links for a basic understanding. In the end, it like you said some many other things can come in to establish your system's sound.

I find the Sumiko Celebration cartridge and SME V to be a very good (synergistic?) combination. I read that the cartridge was designed/voiced using an SME V arm and SME 30 table. This is a very good value cartridge.

I plan to listen to and possibly upgrade to the new Sumiko cartridge when it comes out.

Gerrym5, I'm sorry.