Head Shell Ballast

[ClassikFan]

My new Hana SL is very light and my Technoarm can’t cope.
Using the lightest counter balance weight there isn’t enough adjustment to get 2.0g VTF. What is the best thing to buy/use as 3 screws are going to fall off if I’m not careful!

 

[Lurch]

There are sets of brass cartridge screws on fleabay, another option is to get a 0.9 or 1.6x12 copper strip. You can get 100mm sample strips for about £1.50 on fleabay just cut to length and fit between cart and headshell, should give between +3 & +5.5 grammes.

 

[Antonmb]

https://www.sound-smith.com/accessories/ez-mount-cartridge-screws

 

[divedeepdog]

Audio Technica headshell weight used to be cheap option. If you want to go fancy may be worth asking Jeff @ Audiomods if he’d sell his weights separately ?

In my experience getting some mass at the headshell ends helps bass too.

 

[ClassikFan]

I bought a set of brass screws, should do the job. I only need around 1g

 

[Beobloke]

The tried and tested 2p piece and a bit of Blu-Tac to hold it on.

 

[toms wait]

The tried and tested 2p piece and a bit of Blu-Tac to hold it on.

I did that years ago and it turned out to be too much.
It recut the groove on Wish You Were Here permanently, this was in my early teens, never occurred to me to check the weights.
It made a unique listening experience ever after.