Always install cartridges using our alignment tool.
You can verify correct tonearm mounting and headshell offset angle based on its effective length using the mounting data chart.

Brushed Aluminum Headshells $10.00

This headshell fits all tonearms with a standard H-4 Bayonet Mount (see illustrations below). Shaft diameter is 5/16 inch, or .3115 inches, or 7.9 mm. Mass: 7.26 grams, or 1/4 ounce. Fits steel S tonearms on Japanese tables, also SME arms. Does not fit AR or Thorens arms. Many Thorens tables have SME arms. Headshell comes with headshell wires. Cartridge mounting hardware is sold separately. Extra headshells are great to have around for spare cartridges, comparing cartridges to each other, or to have dedicated headshells for Stereo LPs, Mono LPs, and 78 RPM records.

H-4 brushed aluminum headshell

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Black Anodized Aluminum Headshells $10.00

This headshell fits all tonearms with a standard H-4 Bayonet Mount (see illustrations below). Identical to aluminum headshell above but anodized black. Comes with headshell wires. Cartridge mounting hardware is sold separately. Most new cartridges come with appropriate hardware.

H-4 black anodized aluminum headshell

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H-4 collar at the end of the tonearm wand

note the square pin configuration

steel S tonearm with H-4 headshell attaching the H-4 headshell to the tonearm


Tonearm Wire Set $15.00

Set of five wires, four feet (122 cm) long. Color coded. Red is right, uninverted (positive); Green is right, inverted (negative); White is left, uninverted (positive); Blue is left, inverted (negative); Black is the chassis ground connection. Insulated, stranded, fine gauge wire appropriate for low level signals.

tonearm wire set

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Cartridge Mounting Hardware Set $4.00

Each set contains two Stainless Steel panhead or cheesehead machine screws, with two nylon washers, four stainless steel washers and two nuts, in five sizes:

2.5 mm by 12 mm slotted panhead machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.295 inches/7.5 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0976 inches/2.479 mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 12 mm

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2.5 mm by 16 mm slotted panhead machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.450 inches/11.5 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0976 inches/2.479 mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 16 mm

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2.5 mm by 20 mm slotted cheesehead machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.600 inches/15.2 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0976 inches/2.479 mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 20 mm

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#3-48 by 1/2 inch panhead slotted (new photo pending) machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.310 inches/7.9 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0971 inches/2.466mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 1/2 in

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#3-48 by 5/8 inch panhead slotted (new photo pending) machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.412 inches/10.5 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0971 inches/2.466mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 5/8 in

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#3-48 by 3/4 inch panhead slotted (new photo pending) machine screws with nylon washers, stainless steel washers and nuts. Actual usable threaded portion (after washers and nut) is 0.550 inches/14 mm. Outside thread diameter is .0971 inches/2.466mm.

cartridge mounting hardware 3/4 in

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