Aftermarket headshell leads

it isn't hard, steady hand, and needle nose pliers

And a toothpick for safely opening one.

Not any different than carts mounted directly on tonearm. A tiny pair of pliers always does the job easily for me. To the advice of jasonborne, I ordered a PLX-1000, getting it Friday. Always wanted a direct drive TT, will hook it up to my Puffin as a secondary TT. I hope Jason knows more about TTs than cables 😉

I bought some Amazon OFC Leads, with gold plated connectors, to update the leads on a vintage Philips AF 877. The head shell pins are smaller than standard. I had to carefully pre-crimp them. The original leads had corroded connectors and stiffened vinyl insulation. I also dripped a little deoxit on the pins, prior to installing 

I tried it and it didn't work for me at all. However, they have a trial policy and returning it was painless and friendly.

Korf ceramic head shell

Ortofon do a PC Triple C Head Shell Tag Wire.

I am an advocate of PC Triple C Wire used in the analogue signal path.

I like the Korf Site, much of what is done on there is quite similar to areas of interest I have in the world beyond what Korf does as a R&D.

One thing that still remained when last visited, is that a Magnesium Headshell still remains to be tested item.

I am for a long time wondering why, and have come to a view on this matter, that it is a tested material, but not with a published result, as it might have shown to be a very good choice in relation to the preferred material the site is an advocate of.

But as always 'Maybe Not'.