Tonearm ...... Acos Lustre GST-801 ..... Yea/Nay

GST801 as mentioned is a fine piece.   I think I may have the original tonearm lift, and that is the weak point in this, which is not a big deal.   The original headshell is not that light mass wise.   Without wires and hardware is 9.2 grams.   Will be a 15 gram or more so if you add up the rest.   As far as the additonal weights those can easily be made in a machine shop if that is holding you back, that is what I did.    Great arm, won't be releasing it anytime soon!

Glass shelf??? Why?

GST801 as mentioned is a fine piece.  I think I may have the original tonearm lift, and that is the weak point in this, which is not a big deal.

Lustre made 2 different versions of the armlift mechanism for GST-801 model, they are completely different from each other. 

  The original headshell is not that light mass wise.  Without wires and hardware is 9.2 grams.  

The exact weight of this Lustre headshell with original silver wires is 10.6g right now on my digital scale. The weight of the screws depends on its length. Two medium size screws are 0.7g. So the total weight of the Lustre shell with leadwires and mounting screws with nuts is about 11.3g and this is still a lightweight for a headshell. I've seen very few headshells with a mass less than 10g (and i have so many different headshells).  

Just waiting to make final decision on Cartridge/Stylus for 7082 arm.

You can’t buy a final cartridge, do not fool yourself :)) LOL
I’m pretty sure you will buy many cartridges in the next years, this is a part of the game for the most of us.


Regarding the digital scale just look for Ortofon DS-1 

Cartridge's can definitely be the ultimate rabbit hole from where there is little hope of seeing daylight again!
Lol.
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