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What's a good cartridge for infinity black widow?

I need to know of a good cartridge for a Infinity black widow tonearm. I will be using it in either:

A. Kenwood KD-500 into a Audio Alchemy vac in the box.
B. Kenwood KD-500 into a Audible Illusions Modulas 3A.

I would like to use a Sumiko blue point, the weight seems right, though Im not sure about the rest. Thanks
milesxr7
sirspeedy
738 posts
 
I once owned THAT exact combo, in my Dahlquist days,and really enjoyed it.Go for the Blue Point,as the "Widow" likes that kind of cartridge.

Best of luck
rodman99999
6,129 posts
 
Actually- The weight of the cartridge is not what's important. The Black Widow is a VERY low effective mass arm, and needs a high-compliance cartridge. The Blue-Point(at 12x10-6cm/dyne) is considered a fairly low compliance cartridge. Here's a good treatise on compatibilty: (http://www.gcaudio.com/resources/howtos/tonearmcartridge.html) But then- That's science and physics, which don't ALWAYS apply when it comes to audio.
rodman99999
6,129 posts
 
This site has a formula that you may find useful: (http://www.theanalogdept.com/cartridge___arm_matching.htm)
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