ICTWoody
No longer a junior member
Hey there folks... I was wondering what everyone though of non-adjustable headshells?
I've been looking at a lot of used ones on ebay lately, and I've noticed that many higher end vintage headshells... from Ortofon, SME and others, don't have adjustable "slots" in them. SMEs with a fixed set of mounting holes etc... Some have multiple sets of holes to adjust overhang, but a lot don't allow for any twist. This got me wondering, is this good? Bad?
My Well Tempered has no adjustment... you just screw on the cartridge. I know this is kinda controversial... but I find it kinda refreshing that I don't have to mess with it. Ha!
I'm needing to buy a couple of carts for my current TT projects, an SL-1200 which is getting modded (it's got a fixed headshell on the Sumiko Premier FT-3 I'm putting on it,) and my Fairchild which will have the modded 12" Schick tonearm I bought from @Tsingtao_1903. I am going to get one of these beautiful new Denon DL-A110 cartridges in it's fancy headshell... and it too, is non-adjustable. I think it's super cool and I can get a great price on one since my girlfriend's sister works for a dealer and hooks me up (Shhhhhh).
Pro's and cons of non-adjustable headshells? How crucial is alignment? Just curious who has thoughts.
- Woody
I've been looking at a lot of used ones on ebay lately, and I've noticed that many higher end vintage headshells... from Ortofon, SME and others, don't have adjustable "slots" in them. SMEs with a fixed set of mounting holes etc... Some have multiple sets of holes to adjust overhang, but a lot don't allow for any twist. This got me wondering, is this good? Bad?
My Well Tempered has no adjustment... you just screw on the cartridge. I know this is kinda controversial... but I find it kinda refreshing that I don't have to mess with it. Ha!
I'm needing to buy a couple of carts for my current TT projects, an SL-1200 which is getting modded (it's got a fixed headshell on the Sumiko Premier FT-3 I'm putting on it,) and my Fairchild which will have the modded 12" Schick tonearm I bought from @Tsingtao_1903. I am going to get one of these beautiful new Denon DL-A110 cartridges in it's fancy headshell... and it too, is non-adjustable. I think it's super cool and I can get a great price on one since my girlfriend's sister works for a dealer and hooks me up (Shhhhhh).
DL-A110
Experience high quality audio with DL-A110 110th Anniversary Edition Cartridge. Turntables from Denon are engineered for unmatched quality.
www.denon.com
Pro's and cons of non-adjustable headshells? How crucial is alignment? Just curious who has thoughts.
- Woody