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Review on 🎢 Enhance Your Turntable Experience with High-Quality Cartridge Headshell Wires by Robert Morrison

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Didn't really fit in the shell, barely fit in the cartridge, the wires are pretty hard and one broke

I bought these to replace the case wires on a Sanyo TP 600SA and connect to an Audio-Technica AT 95E cartridge bought at the same time from Revain. The connectors are too big for the headshell pins. I had to crimp them with needle nose pliers until they were big enough to stay on the pins. On the other hand, they hardly fit on the pins of the AT 95E. I had to use needle nose pliers and the effort I was uncomfortable with putting them on the pins. Yes, you want a tight fit, but you don't want to use pliers and force to install them. Finally, the wires are quite stiff, so getting them into a configuration that would seat the cartridge properly in the case was also a challenge. I haven't listened to the review yet as I'm waiting for the new belt to arrive. I can only imagine what a fun alignment would be with a protractor. UPDATE: Rating downgraded to one star. Alignment went fine, but as I feared, one of the wires on the side of the cartridge (where it should have been plugged onto the cartridge pin) came loose from the connector. I had to use one of the old wires, after that everything worked fine. If you are not 100% sure that they will fit both the case and the cartridges, I suggest you choose another option.

Pros
  • weight
Cons
  • the list will be long.