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Old 10-15-2019, 06:16 AM
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I am very glad I read this thread. I have an Innovation Wood TT with the Universal 9 arm. It looks to have an effective mass of 10 grams. I have been wanting to buy a Koetsu cart. I was not aware that the Koetsu carts will not play nicely with my arm. I was also looking at the Benz LP-S as well. It sounds like that would be a better match. Thanks for the info!
Sure Rob - you're welcome. I can also tell you the LP S matches well with the Ref 2SE. Darned if the effective mass for either of Clearaudio's Universal 'arms is available - it's not even in the manual! By guesstimate if the Uni 9" effective mass is between ~ 8-14g, tonearm resonance is likely benign.
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Old 10-18-2019, 05:46 PM
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Yes this has been an informative thread. For those of you running lower output carts what gain settings have you tried and finally settled on?
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Old 10-18-2019, 07:47 PM
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I am very glad I read this thread. I have an Innovation Wood TT with the Universal 9 arm. It looks to have an effective mass of 10 grams. I have been wanting to buy a Koetsu cart. I was not aware that the Koetsu carts will not play nicely with my arm. I was also looking at the Benz LP-S as well. It sounds like that would be a better match. Thanks for the info!
I have tried a Koetsu Jade on my Clearaudio Universal 12" arm and it was just not a great match - dull and lifeless As you improve the pairing, the Koetsus come alive with dynamics and "breath of life".

Just by "feel", yes around 10g effective mass for the Universal seems about right. The Graham Phantom Supreme did better with Koetsu, but the Fidelity Research arms (FR64fx and FR64S) do much better yet. They are both old and the 64fx sell used around $1400, which makes them a bargain especially when pairing to Koetsu. Their bearings don't even have to be in perfect condition (I have three examples, 2 with a tiny bit of "play" in the bearings), and they'll still smoke the Universal and Phantom in this application. Must have to do with the energy management? I'm not sure, but the sonic pairing is magic.
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Old 10-19-2019, 11:47 PM
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Let’s say $3000 - $6000ish.
There are some very nice ZYX cartridges in that price range.

I have the ZYX Omega from the 4D series.

ehoove did a nice review

https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=26872
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Old 10-20-2019, 12:33 AM
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Have you considered the new Hana models?

http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/han...il-cartridges/
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