I am not sure this is the case. If we add a weight on top of a spring the resonance frequency of the system will change (decrease).
This is funny, I have posted the similar question before in a few forums but I never got a reply from someone who was sure of the answer!! I guess the question is really extreme.
BTW, last night I had a ZYX cartridge for test in my place. Its compliance is 15 and its weight including mounting gear is 6.2 grams. Befor that I had a Denon 301 with very similar compliance & weight, on the same TT. The Denon was making the woofers of my speakers flap quite a lot but the ZYX not at all.
I an not sure the published data for compliance can be trusted to the point that the calculations show us if a specific cartdridge would be a good matsh for an arm.
The final and only safe test is to get the distributor or someone else who owns it, to set it up on your arm and then review it, period. And I think that when we are speaking of cartridges with a price tag over say $600, it makes sense to expect the seller spend a couple of hours for you....
This is funny, I have posted the similar question before in a few forums but I never got a reply from someone who was sure of the answer!! I guess the question is really extreme.
BTW, last night I had a ZYX cartridge for test in my place. Its compliance is 15 and its weight including mounting gear is 6.2 grams. Befor that I had a Denon 301 with very similar compliance & weight, on the same TT. The Denon was making the woofers of my speakers flap quite a lot but the ZYX not at all.
I an not sure the published data for compliance can be trusted to the point that the calculations show us if a specific cartdridge would be a good matsh for an arm.
The final and only safe test is to get the distributor or someone else who owns it, to set it up on your arm and then review it, period. And I think that when we are speaking of cartridges with a price tag over say $600, it makes sense to expect the seller spend a couple of hours for you....