The clips that connect the tonearm to the cartridge are too big. I don't want to squeeze them, I'm afraid I'll crush them. Is there another way? A contact fluid? It's a Lyra Helikon cart. and a Linn Akito tonearm.
contact fluid won't help you out on this case...they are designed to bridge the molecular gaps between the metals that are closely/tightly in contact...not bridging metals that aren't or are loosely in contact....
I use a ROUND, WOOD toothpick. Round is the shape you want. Unlike plastic, wood compresses a little under pressure - which gives you fine control of just how much reshaping you apply to the clip.
Dear Dreadhead: So what? which your problem? I can see the pictures on your system and I can't see or imagine which the trouble with.
Could you explain it? have you a poor Helikon quality performance level because those clips?
What you can do to improve the cartridge signal quality performance is to re-wire internaly the tonearm for better wires and then to choose better wire connectors with it.
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