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VPI 10.5i counterweights ..umm.. weights

What weight of counterweight should I use for my Lyra Dorian Mono - which only weighs 6.4g ?

At present I have to add a weight to the headshell - which I've never liked doing and am at last taking the time to tidy up - having just bought Soundsmith Counter Intuitives.

My other 10.5i armwand carries a Lyra Skala (9gm) and the counterweight is ideal (ie. as close as possible to the pivot point). Both counterweights are the same. I weigh them on my primitive kitchen balance at just over 110gm. (They need the CI sticky scale width to be trimmed down to 1 - 5).

The lightest counterweight I've seen for sale is 100gm. I somehow doubt that would be light enough to lose the headshell weight - especially when adding the CI collar.

I'd be grateful for any help/advice. Thanks.
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Can you not move the counterweight any closer to the pivot? I am assuming that you have moved the counterweight the whole way into the wand as far as it will physically fit. If that is the case, 6.4 grams is not that light, I would think that moving the counterweight in would work fine.

If not, then your only alternative is using the head-shell weight. The Counter Intuitive is great, but it won't make the counterweight any lighter.
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