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In Reply to: Remember... posted by EdAInWestOC on October 24, 2017 at 09:49:11:
I agree wholeheartedly. There's a quite large overall chain of masses, acoustical impedances, internal damping, and "springs" (of varying sorts) superimposed with lossy couplings, electromechanical damping, electrical signal transmission, connections, interconnects, etc. that make cartridge sing in a given rig. Phew- sounds almost impossible it works at all!
The degree to which one, very small part of the chain, like a headshell, can affect the result is thus unpredictable. Like you said, it depends on whether you had an existing, specific problem-spot there at the outset. IF EVERYTHING WAS WORKING PERFECTLY in your present headshell area, a very highly resolving rig might evidence some slight difference in the resulting voice. But it might not be the first place to seek audible improvements - there's more important places to spend your money.
Years of experience including working in an avionics test lab have suggested to me that changing a subtle component - dare I say it - a cable! - changes things for sure. The change is usually traceable to the connections' cleanliness and tightness, or cable routing however. So when you hear a dramatic difference by swapping a cable in your Hi-Fi you MIGHT could have gotten a change of the same magnitude by spritzing with Caig, checking the jacks, and reconnecting the old cable. Ditto for the headshell.
As a structural dynamicist (no fooling, I gott's a degree and everything...) it seems that the effect of a headshell is tertiary at best. Do I recommend using a crap-o $10 trashBay headshell? Course not! Get the best you can afford, don't have an attack of "audiophilia nervosa," clean and tighten everything, make sure all bearings and mounting feet are in working order, align the cart, level the table carefully, and have a nice day.
That said, I really love the Schick graphite headshell note in Dave Slagel's reply. If I were to make headshell, that would be about it. Very "quiet," lossy stuff-- beautifully machineable, very stiff and light, and lasts forever. Bam! Done.
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