AR xa Turntable Head shell question


I have had the AR for awhile, playing beautiful...Recently I removed the head shell to change cartridges.to a GRADO F3 + green.... when I went to put the head shell back on, the collar screw would not tighten the headshell...so it stayed loose.
I checked online for suggestions to fix and I got one suggestion to put small section of duct tape around the neck of cartridge. I did this  and it fit snugly and seemed to fix the problem. What do you think about this fix ?
rocky1313

Showing 1 response by millercarbon

Long as it holds firm, great. Only thing I don't like, duct tape adhesive tends to get all goopy over time. If you want to try something else, teflon pipe thread tape or a strip of aluminum foil. 

Each of these should of course have a different affect on the sound. Even budget gear like this you will probably be able to hear a difference. I'm assuming these are all very small pieces we're talking about, ie not enough to have to worry about VTF.