HayesWeighsIn
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Those eBay screws ended up being out of stock from that seller, so I just went for it and ordered the Soundsmith screws. I’ve kinda always wanted them anyway! Now I don’t need to be concerned about cartridge weight.
Phono Cartridges - Your favorites and least favorites?
- Thread starter imajindat
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They are really nice! Makes adjustments when aligning very easy too!
The brass ones sound best. No, really!
They add a fair chunk of weight on the headshell so you will have to counter that with the counterweight.
Oh for sure, just wasn't sure if it threw anything else off in terms of compliance.
Oh right yes that. I pay no attention to that
@Mather I'm thinking Peter Lederman(?) would have thoughts to share on that. VPI as well.
Not being silly for a sec the answer to that would have to be yes, you’d have to account for the extra weight on the end of the tonearm in the calculation. It would seem to make most sense to add it to the cartridge weight.
Equally I honestly don’t look at it when picking carts and haven’t had any ill effects thus far, touch wood.
This compliance calculator would suggest you should account for it.
Compliance/Effective Mass Calculator
to optimally match your tonearm with your cartridge
korfaudio.com
If you want to stick in the values to trial the weights of a pair of the soundsmith screws are:
Nylon screws 1.04g
Aluminum screws 2.06g
Stainless screws 6.30g
Brass screws 6.14g
My preference is the stainless ones.
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I can't find the compliance number anywhere, hence why I hate this stuff. Also fuck math man...This compliance calculator would suggest you should account for it.
Compliance/Effective Mass Calculator
to optimally match your tonearm with your cartridge
If you want to stick in the values to trial the weights of a pair of the soundsmith screws are:
Nylon screws 1.04g
Aluminum screws 2.06g
Stainless screws 6.30g
Brass screws 6.14g
My preference is the stainless ones.
Russ I
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That's where the dime comes in.
