A worthwhile upgrade, highly recommended
Ordered the Voyager headshell in lunar white. Seller is profesional and very responsive. Shipping was quick to the UK from Shanghai - arrived in one week. The headshell is beautifully packed in its own jewel case, with a Japan-made precision screwdriver accompanying it, to assist with azimuth adjustments. I have been able to dial in a Baerwald arc, azimuth and VTA to perfection on my Technics SL-1500C with Grado Sonata3 cartridge, using this headshell, an USB audio interface and REW’s Real Time Analyser screen. Totally worth the investment, in my opinion. The Technics factory fitted headshell is certainly not bad at all and with a lot of patience and effort could get you there, so that’s still an option if you’re on a tight budget. But the Voyager is better and still good value for money. The fact of the matter is, an affordable and optimally dialed-in deck sounds much better than a $10k one with VTA and azimuth even slightly off. Highly recommend this headshell. Note: one thing that threw me initially is that, when you loosen the screw that holds the headshell to the connector, besides the obvious left/right movement, there is also a bit of up/down play, which initially felt wrong, but turned out a blessing in disguise, inasmuch as it allowed me to perfect VTA before locking it tight in place. All in all, five whole stars.