Audio Technica AT-HS6BK
The DJ pattern headshell, with a substantial finger lift and a shape designed to be handled quickly. Light, cheap and perfectly serviceable on a domestic deck too, particularly as a spare carrying a second cartridge.
Finish: black.
On headshell mass
Headshell mass is not a detail. It sets the effective mass of the arm, and with it the resonant frequency of the arm and cartridge together. That figure wants to land between roughly 8 and 12 Hz: below it you are into warp and footfall territory, above it and the resonance starts to intrude on the music. High compliance cartridges want a light headshell, low compliance moving coils want a heavy one. If you are unsure which way to go with your arm, ask us.
