How to Fit a Cartridge on a Headshell

How to install a phono cartridge on a half-inch mount headshell and align for an s-shaped tonearm.
There are many reasons why you might want to replace the cartridge on your turntable tonearm. You could be looking to upgrade the performance and sound quality, or you might be looking to play older mono records or even vintage 78s. In some cases, you might purchase a turntable used and simply need to fit a new cartridge of your preference.
Fortunately, fitting a new turntable cartridge doesn't have to be complicated. Simply follow a few simple steps and you'll be ready to spin in no time.
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[@ocularcavity8412]

THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH you are the ONLY one i found that let me know that with a s shaped tone arm that shouldn't need to tilt the cart when setting the alignment/ overhang THANK YOU

[@soundmatters]

Glad it helped. And thanks for watching. Enjoy the music

[@austinhunt4260]

Outstanding instructional video. Thanks for much for taking the time to teach this.

[@soundmatters]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dulls8475]

My confusion is that it says on my deck which is a ATLP120 overhang of 16mm. My Tone arm wont even reach the spindle. Not even long enough to over hang it. Am I misunderstanding something? In terms of my amateur set up I have used a Stevenson protractor with a distance of 52.5. Is that al i need to do?

[@soundmatters]

Sorry for any confusion here, I meant to say overhang of 15mm in this video and think I said 52 over spindle. Which is obviously wrong. With a Technics deck, the overhand from the tonearm mounting to the stylus tip should be 52mm. When this is done, this should roughly give you alignment to the Stevenson null points. Stevenson nulls points aim to minimize inner groove distortion. Being a Technics style copy, I believe the LP-120 should be similar and so the Stevenson gauge should be a good fit for you. When you say the tonearm doesn't reach the spindle, do you mean without the headshell on? If so, this is normal. Hope this helps a little. I need to make a new video on this topic now the channel is more established.

[@krishnaniyapillai476]

Just for a simple matter talking merry-go-round n taking so long nagging on the same subject using more wasted hearing it. Make it short.