Nuts

[Jimbo]

How do you bolt your cartridge onto your headshell.

Nuts on top of headshell or nuts at bottom of cartridge !?

[struth]

Nuts down below where they belong :eyebrows:

[Jimbo]

:lol:I was expecting that one.

[CageyH]

Nuts below. My headshell has circular pockets for the screws/bolts.
Hexagonal nuts don't fit. It also looks neater.

[Jimbo]

Is there a right or wrong or rule of thumb?

Or does it all depend on cartridge and headshell type.

Does it matter?:scratch:

[CageyH]

I don't think it makes a blind bit of difference as long as it is mounted correctly.

[Barry]

I don't think it makes a blind bit of difference as long as it is mounted correctly.

+1 Whatever next: 'directional bolts'? :lol:

[Audio Advent]

Whatever fits! Some carts won't allow nuts at the bottom because there's not enough of a recess in the cart body.

[Marco]

How do you bolt your cartridge onto your headshell.

Nuts on top of headshell or nuts at bottom of cartridge !?

Has the 301 arrived, then? ;)

Marco.

[Jimbo]

Has the 301 arrived, then? ;)

Marco.


It certainly has.

Just need a SUT now:)

[Macca]

+1 Whatever next: 'directional bolts'? :lol:

Why not? There's crazier stuff than that around already.

[Spectral Morn]

Is there a right or wrong or rule of thumb?

Or does it all depend on cartridge and headshell type.

Does it matter?:scratch:

Depends on the cart, if it comes with nuts and bolts use them. If that is the case the nuts will fit into the slots in the body of the cart. If it doesn't have any - used ones sometimes come with no hardware - then I guess it depends if you have the right bits and bobs kicking around that fit.

I recently had to raid my own stash of cart bits to fit a brand new cart for a friend, no nuts in the packaging and none I had would fit, so I ended up nuts at the top - a right royal pain.

The best type to work with/set up is carts with threaded inserts, so the bolt screws down into that.

[CageyH]

Agreed, as long as you use the correct length fastener, or you will damage the cartridge.

[YNWaN]

On mine the nuts are on top because that's how the cart was designed to be fitted - there isn't a right or wrong to it though. Personally I'm a fan of stainless steel fittings and wouldn't use aluminium or nylon bolts. I wouldn't use fibre or nylon washers etc either.

[Firebottle]

It certainly has.

Just need a SUT now:)

Presumably you are going to try it through the 'spares box' head amp first? Whatever follows will be an improvement so nothing lost :eyebrows:

[Jimbo]

Presumably you are going to try it through the 'spares box' head amp first? Whatever follows will be an improvement so nothing lost :eyebrows:

Certainly will do Alan.:)

[Marco]

It certainly has.

Just need a SUT now:)

Ah, Santa can fix that. You have a PM... ;)

Marco.

[The Black Adder]

Hi James.

Just to let you know, the interconnect will be with you tomorrow. :)

[Firebottle]

Ah, Santa can fix that. You have a PM... ;)

Well done that man :cool:

[struth]

Ah, Santa can fix that. You have a PM... ;)

Marco.

Bassa!!!:D

[Marco]

Lol - what's up with you now, daftee?

Marco.

[Jimbo]

Hi James.

Just to let you know, the interconnect will be with you tomorrow. :)

Cheers Jo, you will see why I bought it soon:eyebrows:

:cool: