What is a headshell weight?
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What is a headshell weight?
Standard Headshell Weight 3 Grams.
Does the headshell make a difference?
When purchasing a turntable, does the headshell make a difference? Yes, headshells make a massive difference in how your turntable will function and the sound it will produce. The better manufactured the headshell, the pricier the turntable.
What is a headshell cartridge?
The headshell attaches the phono cartridge to the tonearm of your record player. Having a removable headshell allows you to switch out your cartridge headshell for one that has a better weight to create high-quality sounds, especially if you are a DJ or an audiophile.
What is a headshell cartridge and stylus?
The turntable’s stylus is actually part of the cartridge. The cartridge is the housing part screwed to the headshell while the stylus is the tiny “needle” at the end of the cartridge’s cantilever that actually makes contact with the record.
Will any cartridge fit on any headshell?
Half-Inch: Half-inch cartridges are installed on your turntable via a headshell which is why is why it’s easy to tell which type of cartridge you need. If you see a headshell attached to the end of your tonearm, you need a half-inch cartridge.
How do you measure a stylus overhang?
If you measure the distance from the tonearm pivot (or know it otherwise) to the center of the platter and subtract it from the distance from the tonearm pivot to the stylus (effective length) the result is the overhang.
What is stylus overhang?
Specifically, overhang is the distance the stylus tip extends beyond the center spindle when the tonearm is positioned directly over the spindle. Stylus overhang makes up part of a tonearm’s effective length. A simple way to set overhang is to use a dedicated overhang gauge that has markings in millimeters (mm).
Do all cartridges fit all Headshells?
Turntable cartridges are not universal. They are not ‘one-fits-all’ because two types of cartridges install and function differently on a record player. The two types include Half-Inch and P-Mount. You can determine the type of cartridge you need for your turntable from the headshell.
