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Good cartridge match for SME R3012 tone arm?

Hi have an SME R3012 tone arm and I'm looking for a good MC or MM cartridge match. Anyone with experience with this arm, your thoughts are most welcome. I don't have a particular price point but more interested in a perfect match.
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pani
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Riz1, are you saying that this tonearm cannot perform well with other cartridges like the Dynavector XX2 ? Pardon my ignorance, I am a beginner in analogue and incidentally looking at the very same arm.
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dekay
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Riz:

Be interested in hearing how the ATA mods sounded on your SME arm(s).

Researched the Bronze Mod years ago, but passed due to what I read on the WWW.
pani
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Dekay, can you please elaborate on what you read about the ATA mods ? I am considering a 3012 with ATA mods actually, hence the question.
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dekay
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Pani:

I read that the Bronze piece added a dry nature to the sound.

At the time I was considering adding it to a 3012R, but ended up selling the arm and staying with my older 3009 non-improved.

This said, I could never hear a difference between the older metal knife edge and the later plastic knife edge models.
pani
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Dekay, are you talking about the Bronze bearing or Bronze base plate ?
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