Bad experience with ZYX AIRY 3

I am not sure the the compliance of the Bloom but my guess is you need a cartridge w. medium compliance or higher. Unless you can add weight at the headshell. Otherwise the bass will suffer.

Ketchup,

Adding weight at the headshell would make your horizontal eff. mass even higher. Doesn't seem like that's the right direction.

Assuming a horizontal eff. mass of 25 and using the usual formula gives a caluclated horizontal resonance frequency of 8.83 Hz, well within the safety zone.

If horizontal eff. mass is 35 horizontal resonance frequency would drop to 7.26 Hz, a bit lower than optimal.

It doesn't look like a serious mismatch. Lower compliance cartridges might be better matches "on paper", but I doubt you'd have any actual problems with a Bloom.

i am considering a zyx also.the universe is beyond my price range but would appreciate any advice on which others in their lineup might match well with my audible illusions 3a and vpi tnt junior tt with 12.5 arm.i have a manley amp so pretty much an all tube system.thanks guys.

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Darkmoebius,
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How did your experiment of adding 4 grams of Blue Tac to the headshell ever work out for you with your Fuji ?
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Rgds,
Larry
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"Chris I think that I have a full range system: flat in room from 20 Hz to 30 kHz..."

Raul- I have had this discusiion before. How do you know you are getting flat response into your room? Have you measured it for flat response using a spectrum analyzer or some other device?

I am enjoying the music.
Gregadd