I don’t mean my lazy way (which was in fairness the only way I could get it to fit) I mean actually turn the headshell upside down with the screws through the right way. It’s always easier with gravity working for you rather than against you....
Grado Cartridges and Stylus - Questions and Advice.
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I don’t mean my lazy way (which was in fairness the only way I could get it to fit) I mean actually turn the headshell upside down with the screws through the right way. It’s always easier with gravity working for you rather than against you....
AnthonyI
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Ethos99
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Don’t you complain @Ethos99 you have a removable headshell, you just need to put the screw through it upside down!
I had to perform surgery using a pair of pliers and my appalling eyesight! And then the nut I had was too big to fit in the gap between the screw and the cartridge so I went lazy and mounted the screws upside down, ugly, but effective
it was very difficult even in better light and upside down. The nuts were 5 sided and not round, (looking at you Rich) which made it much harder.
I tried to go upside down but the headshell slot was too small for the nuts.
And i would have hated that anyway.
AnthonyI
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folsom_lives
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Just your cart giving the old
if you want to fly over and fix it for me you’re welcome, it’s beyond the capabilities of my fat fingers and bad eyesight! I had wanted to use the soundsmith ez mount but the nut is too wide and there is no way I can thread this one from below, it’s beyond my capabilities!
AnthonyI
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Ireland is on my bucket list, this might work out
Ethos99
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I would gladly go back to Ireland. We spent our honeymoon there in 2006.
Right after they banned smoking in bars.
man now my brain is in upgrade mode again because buying a new cartidge and the 8Mz stylus is expensive and i wanted under 300 dollars and its difficult to upgrade to a new cartridge especially with my fixed headshell and goddammit cant i use an easy one like an ortofon or something i just want bass, good mids, and i want a lot of noises in my ears
If the new cartridge is an upgrade as and of itself why not go for that this year and take that boost. Then next year you can get the 8mz and step up to the next level again. I always find that I apprieciate incremental gains rather than jumping to the end because I can tell what difference upgrade has done.
dbarila
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I'm always tempted to bite the bullet and go 8mz in my black but always wonder if I'll notice $150 worth of difference.
well if you’re listening to approx 20 hours a week you should be changing the stylus every year so it’s a $100 difference over the $50 replacement black stylus
I’ve not heard a Black/8MZ combo, but I’ve read very positive reports from those who have done it.
apholden
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Yes.
An 8mz was the first upgrade I did to my Uturn, and it was amazing. In fact, the 8mz saved my Crosby, Stills and Nash album. The black1 stylus couldn't handle their high hat.
TrainFan73
Frothy
Imagine doing it with new arthritis and no way to reset azimuth.Don’t you complain @Ethos99 you have a removable headshell, you just need to put the screw through it upside down!
I had to perform surgery using a pair of pliers and my appalling eyesight! And then the nut I had was too big to fit in the gap between the screw and the cartridge so I went lazy and mounted the screws upside down, ugly, but effective
thank you.. again.. i overreact because i'm what the gaming industry would call a whale...
now my only question is should i go red or gold.. i dunno what would be useful for a 300 dollar turntable like the Uturn
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TrainFan73
Frothy
I went Black2 to Blue3 and the upgrade was pretty remarkable.
btw i meant to say gold not green... a grado red probably would be the best price to performance but grado gold is good for compensating for my tiny tiny turntable
AnthonyI
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Oh boy...................... 
