Recently ordered and installed a AT-VM95 cartridge with headshell for my Sansui SR-222 (mK1). Which I bought used as a project. Ive Adjusted the weight, anti-skate, lined up the cartridge and found out the headshell is too long. Could not set the cartridge back far enough to set it to factory spec.
Thus I tried fitting the cartridge into the original headshell. Another issue rose. the cartridge is too wide to fit probably within the Sansui headshell. Thus I resulted to my Dremel and I've trimmed off a bit of plastic next to the mounting screws.
So now I setup my turntable again, overhang, anti-skate, balance weight etc.
Played a record and it sounds like shit. Worse than it did with the AT headshell.
It sounds distorted, muffled, just not right.
So now I sit with a few questions:
- Is it possible I've ruined the cartridge's internals by sanding down the sides?
- How bad is it really to have the effective length of the tone arm a bit too long?
- Did my stylus damage somewhere along the way?
Thus I tried fitting the cartridge into the original headshell. Another issue rose. the cartridge is too wide to fit probably within the Sansui headshell. Thus I resulted to my Dremel and I've trimmed off a bit of plastic next to the mounting screws.
So now I setup my turntable again, overhang, anti-skate, balance weight etc.
Played a record and it sounds like shit. Worse than it did with the AT headshell.
It sounds distorted, muffled, just not right.
So now I sit with a few questions:
- Is it possible I've ruined the cartridge's internals by sanding down the sides?
- How bad is it really to have the effective length of the tone arm a bit too long?
- Did my stylus damage somewhere along the way?