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<blockquote data-quote="Shonver" data-source="post: 780559" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>The headshell is basically a mounting platform for the cartridge. It has to be stable and rigid, without adding an undue amount of weight (some headshell model ranges are graded by mass). It is also the location where the cartridge connects into the system, so the interconnecting leads will often have gold or silver plated connectors. The Audio Technica MG-10 can only accept a screw from below. This may be fine for most carts (it helps to conceal the screw), but some carts have a threaded insert, so the screw has to come from the top, via a hole in the head shell. I have drilled holes through my MG-10 head shell to facilitate this.</p><p></p><p>I honestly would struggle to hear a difference in how each of them sounds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shonver, post: 780559, member: 34"] The headshell is basically a mounting platform for the cartridge. It has to be stable and rigid, without adding an undue amount of weight (some headshell model ranges are graded by mass). It is also the location where the cartridge connects into the system, so the interconnecting leads will often have gold or silver plated connectors. The Audio Technica MG-10 can only accept a screw from below. This may be fine for most carts (it helps to conceal the screw), but some carts have a threaded insert, so the screw has to come from the top, via a hole in the head shell. I have drilled holes through my MG-10 head shell to facilitate this. I honestly would struggle to hear a difference in how each of them sounds. [/QUOTE]
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