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This headshell works well with my old Pioneer PL-255 direct drive turntable that I've recently resurrected. I ordered it because of light weight, gold connections and price. I know that it's lighter than the original headshell (which I still have) because I have to screw the counter-balance weight much further in on the back of the tone arm.
I was concerned about vibrations in the headshell due to the light construction but I can't hear anything that would suggest that there is a problem in this regard.
I use this headshell with a new AT-120 cartridge with the original AT stylus, and set to about 1.75 grams tracking force. I set the tracking force at 1.5 grams using the Shure SFG-2, then increased the weight using the marks on the counter-balance. I thought that the cartridge sounded a bit thin at 1.5 so I set it closer to the max of 1.8 grams. Unfortunately, the counterbalance only has markings for .5 grams so I had to estimate mid-way between 1.5 and 2.0 grams to get 1.75. Warmer sound, I think, than 1.5 grams. I've also adjusted the azimuth using the azimuth card that I got with my Shure M97x cartridge.
Tracking is excellent even over LPs that I recall used to skip at critical points.
No complaints at all.
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A perfectly usable head shell, although it doesn't look as 'pretty' as the Technics ones I bought before. It locks on to the tone arm well, and I find no problems with its geometry. I do not necessarily like the surface finish and the excessive curvature of the "handle", but it's perfectly suitable for its purpose.
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