Are records really better than CD's?

[JohnMichael]

One of the audio mags used to publish a great graph where you could look up your tonearm's effective mass and the weight of your cartridge. Next you would look for the compliance rating of your cartridge and you could see the frequency of the combination. I would use that scale whenever I was shopping for a new cartridge.

The arms geometry is also important. As I have posted before my Grado tracks really well in the Rega RB 250 after I switched to a lowered counterweight. This was when I had a Grado Red and when I heard the improvements I realized I finally heard the Grado magic. Of course the Sonata Statement is tracking well but even more magic to the sound.

[StevenSurprenant]

John -

Something like this?

Rega | Tonearm Mounting Distance and Alignment Information | Vinyl Engine

And this?

Vinyl Engine - Tonearm Alignment Calculator Pro

[JohnMichael]

John -

Something like this?

Rega | Tonearm Mounting Distance and Alignment Information | Vinyl Engine

And this?

Vinyl Engine - Tonearm Alignment Calculator Pro

No. It was a simple graph that had, if I remember correctly, vertical axis for tonearm mass, horizontal axis for cartridge mass and the diagonal would show suggested compliance for the ideal range. You first had to know the tonearms mass and the guide you posted would help with that but the graph I am thinking of is so simple. I think it might have appeared in Hi Fidelity. I will try to find it when I am home with my computer.