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Where do I find headshell/cartridge for my Technics turntable?
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I need a headshell and cartridge/stylus for my Technics SL-1900 turntable. This is for general listening purposes (i.e. not DJ scratching), but I would like high quality sound. Can anyone out there recommend a cartridge and headshell that will fit this turntable? If it helps, the tonearm has 4 pegs (thick pins) in the recessed hole. I'm not sure if any old technics headshell will fit, but I noticed that there are some on eBay. Also, will any cartridge work with a Technics headshell? Finally, is there a good resource besides eBay for finding this kind of stuff? Thanks!!! Fred |
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"Fred Mann" wrote in message
... Hello ... I need a headshell and cartridge/stylus for my Technics SL-1900 turntable. This is for general listening purposes (i.e. not DJ scratching), but I would like high quality sound. Can anyone out there recommend a cartridge and headshell that will fit this turntable? If it helps, the tonearm has 4 pegs (thick pins) in the recessed hole. I'm not sure if any old technics headshell will fit, but I noticed that there are some on eBay. Also, will any cartridge work with a Technics headshell? Finally, is there a good resource besides eBay for finding this kind of stuff? Thanks!!! Fred Back in the '70's Audio-Technica and several other firms made ten's of thousands of generic headshells for the Technics arms...there must be some on eBay from time to time...you might also visit the vintage forum on Audio Asylum and ask if anybody could supply you with one. Once you have the headshell, you can install any number of medium compliance cartridges, old and new. Just stay away from the super high compliant cartridges, such as the Shure V15, ADC XLM and ZLM's, and Grado wood bodies. The technics arm is not sufficiently low mass to mate well with these. |
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Fred Mann wrote:
Hello ... I need a headshell and cartridge/stylus for my Technics SL-1900 turntable. This is for general listening purposes (i.e. not DJ scratching), but I would like high quality sound. Can anyone out there recommend a cartridge and headshell that will fit this turntable? If it helps, the tonearm has 4 pegs (thick pins) in the recessed hole. I'm not sure if any old technics headshell will fit, but I noticed that there are some on eBay. Also, will any cartridge work with a Technics headshell? Finally, is there a good resource besides eBay for finding this kind of stuff? Thanks!!! Fred www.needledoctor.com That arm is of relatively high mass, so an ultra-low compliance cartridge such as the Shure V15 Type V variants, Stanton 881S, etc., is not really suitable as you will get a large subsonic arm/stylus resonance. Just about any old Technics headshell will fit unless it's been butchered. That was a standard headshell design; many brands of turntables/arms used the same fitting, including lots of Japanese ones and the famed British SME of that era. -GP |
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