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effective mass of Jelco tonearms

Can anyone help with the effective mass of Jelco tonearms with detachable headshells [I believe SA 250 or 750}?I've found conflicting values, including 18.5 gms, and other values. Is this without or with headshells, and if with headshells, what is the weight of the headsshell?
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pbnaudio
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The head shell on a SA750D with a ZYX R100 cartridge mounted with 2 screws weighs in at 17.97 gm.

The R100 is listed on ZYX site as weighing 5 gm, leaving a net of 12.97 gm for the head shell including the mounting screws.

Best of Luck

Peter
fleib
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The SA-750 is said to have an eff mass of 20g. It's considered a good match with the DL103(d) or other low compliance carts.

I don't have one of these arms. The info was reported in VE a number of years ago by the UK importer. Because the 750 has fluid damping of the pivots, it's said to be compatible with a wide range of medium compliance carts. The S shaped 250 has no fluid damping, but looks similar in construction and the geometry is the same.
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noromance
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Save for the 750... it is much better than the 250.
bpoletti
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vinylengine.com provides specs for most all tonearms.

For me, the SA-750D was very good with both a Lyra Clavis da Capo and an AT OC9/ml(I).

I agree that the 750 is better than the 250. The options and quality of the 750 are well worth the price of admission.
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