They do not list the mass of that tonearm on the specifications. I have never seen that omitted on any arm I have owned. I wonder why? It is an important spec to mate it with the cartridge you want to use.
Harry has said that he's installed almost every cartridge into the 3D with success. If it were I, I would call VPI with your question, but having many arms, none is as much as a "no arm" than is the 3D
I have use a Koetsu Azule on a 12-inch 3D arm. It sounds amazing. Prior to that, I had to use Damping fluid in a 12-inch metal VPI arm to get it to sound right.
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