Heaviest Headshell?

I remember the earlier Decca cartridges, the 4R and SC4E. They were big, heavy, and noncompliant. It is hard to imagine that those didn’t gouge the grooves, but they had a devoted following. I still own an SC4E, which I would not think of actually using.

I am using an Ortofon LH 9000 headshell with my Koetsu Urushi. The headshell weighs 18 g. But it costs a lot less than $300. To that you could always add more weight by various methods as you know. Your cartridge must be remarkably low in compliance.

Certain FR headshells can exceed 20g easily. You’ve glued 3 quarters to a 20g Ikeda? What cartridge?