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I am wondering what sonic impact is there between long vs short cantilevers? I assume a longer one will have more mass and be more damped. Of coarse it will depend on the material as well.
sarcher30
sarcher30 OP
596 posts
 
Doak, That is interesting. Does the Decca track well compared to the other carts you have owned?
doak
199 posts
 
Sarcher30, tracks at least as well as any cart I've owned -- and that's PLENTY of them over the last 35 yrs.
doak
199 posts
 
BTW: Using the Decca SG on a Well Tempered Amadeus TT --- a "marriage made in heaven" IMO.

These carts do best with a well damped, i.e."tempered" arm. :-)
sarcher30 OP
596 posts
 
Thanks Doak, I will put it on my list of carts to hear. It is a very interesting design.
oilmanmojo
472 posts
 
VanDenHul feels longer is worse (from his q/a on his site)but some of the clearaudio cartridges have very long cantilevers and sound pretty good. I think its more a question to the overall cartridge designer and how he/she designs the entire system.
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