How many grams weight for mm cartridge?


I have Denon dp-45f TT with MM cartirdge. What is ideal standard weight I should start with? It came with 1.7 grams but I remember my father used to use only .5 gram for his TT. Please enlighten me...

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Would be nice to know the exact Shure model you have. Most of the V15 type series, (II, III or IV) track best around 1.25 and some of the replacement styli for these track best at 1.50 grams.

If it happens to be a V15 VxMR, then 1.7 would be just about right.
I think you are right - it is V15 type II, with small styli. I will use 1.25 as you suggested. Thank you madness!
I doubt that it still has the original stylus on it. I bet it’s been replaced. I would try 1.4 grams. That’s a good compromise.

If you don’t mind spending $50, order a stylus from Ed Saunders. I’m using one on my V15 Type III and it’s stellar. If you ever upgrade to a more expensive table and arm, keep the V15 II and buy a Jico neoSAS/R stylus for it. Now that’s heaven!

http://www.edsaunders.com/shurestylus.htm

https://www.jico-stylus.com/neosasnews.php

Recommended VTF again. It is not my intenion to cotradict eihter

Stringreen nor Raul,  but I think that the truth is more important than

prejudice. When Keynes was asked by his colleagues what will happen on the long run with his recommendation to stimulate demand by the governement(s) his answer was ''on the long we  all will be dead''. Well I am not sure if + 30 years imply ''long run'' but  the most of us own (MM) carts which are older than 30 years.

The most of us, except Raul, do believe that such carts as ''low

riders exist''. Are the  recommended VTF's still usable for those

low riders? If one wants the body of his cart on the record instead

 of the stylus one can try . But the most will try such a VTF by which,

if possible, the body will not touch the record. The reason why

there are low riders is the softening of the so called ''rubber ring''

which determine compliance as well the VTF. The opposite also

happens. This rubber ring can dry out as function of time while

no VTF of any kind will help. To believe in recommended VTF

is to believe that manufacturers use invariabe suspension not

effected by function of time. This imply that they are clairvoyant

because they know what will happen , uh, on the ''long run''.

In such (parallel?) universe there are no low riders, no defective

suspensions and no need to ever change the mentioned ''rubber

ring''. In my case which does not prove anything but may suggest

something Axel changed this rubber ring by at least 6 of my

carts. He told me that in particular those EMT's and ZYX have

suspension problems. My relative new ZYX Airy 3 just got a

new suspension . Because the body of this cart is made from

plastic which is glued together Axel needed to cut the place

where the cover plate is usualy situated  to get access to the

inside of the cart.  So this problem ''may'' exist by old as well

(relative) new carts.