Cartridge headshell, what would you choose and why?

I have both Sumiko and LP Gear ZuPreme headshells. When I first got the Sumiko it was $40. Now they're $90 and the ZuPreme is still $54.95. Not only is the ZuPreme significantly cheaper, it is the same with one difference that I prefer:

The ZuPreme finger lift is attached directly to the headshell, whereas with the Sumiko it's a separate piece that has to be incorporated into the mounting screw assembly with the cartridge. I find it significantly more difficult to mount a cartridge on the Sumiko than on the ZuPreme. OTOH, you can use the separate finger lift as a shim if mounted between the top of the cartridge and the bottom of the headshell. My tonearm has height adjustment so I don't need no shimmin'.

Otherwise, at $54.95 the LpGear ZuPreme rules for what it does for so little.

Personally I have no experience with Orsonic, which makes multiple models, A cursory look at Google returns show an AV1s, AV1b, AV101s, AV101b, AV11s, and Av11b. I don't know the distinctions, and the eBay listings don't seem to differentiate either. 

The AV101 series cost about 50% more than the AV1 and AV11 series. I notice that the included cartridge leads are not as nice as the ones included with the Sumiko and ZuPreme headshells. But that doesn't tell everything.

I do know that the ZuPreme is slightly lighter than the Sumiko. I have a 6.5g cartridge on my Sumiko and an 8.3g on my ZuPreme, and yet the overall weight of each assembly is the same (21g). I don't have to reset zero balance when I switch, which was a happy accident.

griffithds                        12-02-2015 2:53pm

The Sumiko's and the Jelco's are the same head shell except the Jelco's have the arm finger lift attached. The Sumiko's do not. The LP/Gears ''Zupreme'' is the Jelco version of the same Sumiko's.

As it turns out, if you go to the Jelco website (http://www.jelco-ichikawa.co.jp/products/headshell.html), you'll see that Jelco offers four headshells including the Sumiko and ZuPreme versions:

The HS-50 seems to be used by a variety of brands.
The HS-30 looks pretty cool with brass, rosewood, and silver wiring. It'd probably be a good match for wood-bodied cartridges.
The  HS-25 has the attached finger lift and is no doubt the source for the ZuPreme.
The HS-20 has the separate fingerlift and must be the source for the Sumiko.

The HS-25 and HS-20 both have the same body, headshell material, and silk-wrapped HFC litz wire. The HS-20, 25, and 30 all have adjustable azimuth, which is really nice to have.