Dynavector DV501 with a Grado?

I have a few OEM DV headshells and I can recall it weighs a fraction over 10g. It’s not so much the weight of the cartridge that you need, although that counts toward effective mass, as it is the cartridge compliance. Anyway my advice is to go ahead and try it. By the way, every DV headshell I’ve ever seen is slotted, to allow for adjusting overhang.

I was wrong. I got home, took the AT1000 off and found slotted, not two holes as I remembered. 11.6 grams is what I measured. The Orsonic on the other hand does not look as though it can be used at all with a top threaded cart. Teach me to post from the office.

Best Regards

Bill

I've got two Orsonic headshells.  I would have thought you could use it with any cartridge.  When you say you cannot use it with a threaded-hole cartridge, do you mean because the Orsonic has threaded holes in its carrier piece?  I will check that. I own the AV101, which is the heaviest of the series so the limiting factor is effective mass.

It looks as though the cart is screwed down from the top. My Orsonic screws from the bottom.

Grado Signature3 came yesterday and the weight is11.15 grams. The screws weigh 1.2 grams. I mounted it on one of my DV headshells and combined weight 26.75 grams. I thought it might work. In reality, my stock sub-weight is too light. I can achieve balance at the limit, but just barely. Most of my carts were in the 16+ range. I gave the larger sub-weight away to a friend years ago. I purchased an AT 9 gram headshell so I can at least use what I've got to get going. I've been told that magnesium is better for this cart so I am on the hunt. By the way, the Orsonic I have has a smaller sliding cross beam than what is made today and does require top nuts.

Bets Regards to all

Bill