Magnesium headhells for a Dynavector?

The Dynavector tonearm uses the standard 5 PIN connector, so any standard headshell can be used with the 507 tonearm.

In my experience with the Dynavector XV1s cartridge, getting the overhang and particularly the null points absolutely right is paramount in getting the best sound.

You cant try and find a Nagaoka magnesium headshell, which is lighter than the stock Dyna headshell. I've experimented in lighter headshells, such as the Sumiko one, and they do tend to speed things up.

To lighten up the stock headshell, I've removed the hook from the headshell with very good results. Just make sure the no cartridge is mounted if you remove the hook.

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iSanchez

That's how it's usually described. My guess is that the fifth pin is the vertical alignment pin. You can get more information about it here.

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iSanchez

Rap_hawthorn, Audiofeil, Raul,

Thanks for the clarification. For the wrong reason, I've been calling it a 5-pin headshell for while and probably have kept calling it like that had not been for your correction.

There is a Nagaoka magnesium headshell for sale in Ebay. I looks pretty much like the Sumiko headshell though.

Some contemporary options are Ortofon LH-9000 and LH-9000 headshells, and Oyaide HS-CF headshell.

I've mounted the XV1s a few times on few different headshells I own and every time it sounds a bit sluggish is when the overhang and null points are off.

Azjake, are you using an arc protractor to mount the XV1 or the overhang gauge from Dynavector?

Best,

iSanchez