I think you'd want the weight with lower compliance cartridges. When I owned the Shelter and used it in the Wilson Benesch arm it worked well without the weight.
I'd go with a Benz-Micro Ace low output MC cartridge over either of your mentioned candidates. It's more musical than the Shelter, and more detailed than the Denon, in my experience.
I'd go with a Benz-Micro Ace low output MC cartridge over either of your mentioned candidates. It's more musical than the Shelter, and more detailed than the Denon, in my experience.