Quote Originally Posted by Enochrome View Post
The Nagaoka are rated at 100hz not 10hz, most of the compliance specs range from 5 - 8, which puts in the same ballpark as low compliance Japanese MC's. I have also read that people did 10hz reading and got compliancy in the high twenties which would put tracking at 1.5 or less. If that is true, than why does Nagaoka advise 1.5 - 2 ? That would make it medium compliant?
I really think some of those discussions about the Nagaoka's compliance have been over-analyzed. Given a published spec of 6 and the assumption that it's 100 Hz, I've always assumed calling it 12 is close enough. Assuming tonearm mass of around 17 and cartridge mass around 6, the compliance sweet spot reaches all the way from 9 to 19.

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I can't see how there's any reason to worry. But hey,,,that's just me...a Rega guy who lets his cartridge ride tail down.