Good cartridge for unipivot arm?


I just purchased a Sonus (Mayware) Formula IV arm and am trying to figure out what cart(s) would perform the best with it.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mark
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The 'unipivot' has nothing to do with cart selection, rather you need to consider cart compliance and match that to the effective mass of your arm.

I have a Morch UP4 and have 3 different mass armwands – depending which cart I use, I need to select a different armwand i.e. my Koetsu cart (low compliance) needs the 14gram armwand, my Denon DL304 (high compliance) needs a 6 gram armwand.

The mayware is a (very) low mass arm and need a high compliance cart.

The shure M97** range would be an excellent match as they are very high compliance carts. I would call a couple of stores and ask them for what they have in high compliance carts in your price range ...

Regards
Paul
Most (All?) Grado carts have a compliances of 20 CU (i.e. high compliance), which would make them a very good match for the Mayware and Sonus tonearms.
Dan, I am a die-hard unipivot guy with some low compliance carts, so I am a bit concerned by your post. I have just bought a 12" Sheu Classic (14 gram unipivot) and am planning to run my DL103 on it. What type of problems are you referring to?

I have been a long time Morch UP4/Koetsu user, and ever since I started using the 14-gram arm the sound has been nothing short of jaw dropping. I would be very disappointed if the Denon 103/Sheu proves to be a lame duck.

Thanks
Paul