Modding a SL1210 project


Hi, I've just started modding a 1210 mk2.

Yesterday installed a Denon DL301 cart, it's so light the tonearm just floats with the counterweight fully forward.

So I balanced 2 x 1 cent coins on the headshell, in total this weights 17.5 grams (cart+head+wires+coins) and then set the counterweight to 2 grams.

Good workaround or bad idea? What's best practice?

Thanks
rupertn
Get an LPGear ZuPreme headshell. It weighs around 14 g on its own, is more rigid and less resonant than the stock headshell, comes with higher quality wires, and enables azimuth adjustment. It will be an excellent match for that cartridge.

Yes, it's more expensive than a couple of pennies, but it's a much better headshell and its additional weight matches the compliance of your DL301. I used one with a Denon DL-160 and currently use it with an AudioTechnica AT150MLX. Both have around the same compliance as the DL-301.

As a lower cost alternative, I don't know about yours, but the stock headshell for my SL1210 M5G came with a 5g additional weight that screws onto the top of the headshell.
Check out kabusa.com for lower cost alternatives. They have stock technics headshells with added weight and a few others. It may be worth a look.

Good Luck
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Good one Viridian

The penny on the headshell thing has been done for many years. If I can find the video I'll post it here. Grand Master Flash was showing some old school scratching tricks on a Technics 1200 and I saw pennies on the headshells.