SL-1200G/Hana ML Best Headshell

I never say anything is the "best" (at least not in our hobby), but I like the LP Gear Zupreme headshells. I have used them with my Hana SL on my old Technics SL 1200 MK2. They come in 10 and 12 gram versions and have an easy to use azimuth adjustment.

I’ve been looking at the DS Audio & PhaseMation head shells which are made of Duralumin. Supposably their the most ridged H/S on the market. This would be for my 1200 MK with the GAE tonearm.

The OEM headshell is 7.6 grams. 

I don’t remember where I came up with the number, but according to my spreadsheet, I listed the 1200G arm with a 12g effective mass. That puts it low on the spectrum.  The stock headshell is very light. After using the 12g number and calculating all of my carts, I found that the resonant frequencies were within tolerance for all but the heaviest of headshell / cart combos. I use the ML with a version of the Zupreme mentioned above. There are several sellers of the same piece. No issues. I think that headshell is listed around 10g, but in practice it’s a bit more. I looked at the Titanium too - I thought it would be too heavy. 

I have a bunch of the original Jelco magnesium headshells (LP Gear equivalent) and have compared them to carbon fiber headshells. The CF had cleaner, better delineated bass but diminished highs with slightly less dynamics. Overall, I stuck with the magnesium.