Audio Technica - AT-LT10 - Universal Headshell

Universal ½"-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges — with or without threaded inserts. Lightweight aluminium die-cast body, elongated through holes for precise overhang and effective length adjustment, OFC lead wires, slip-resistant finger lift, and mounting screws included. Precision headshell engineering from Audio-Technica.

Precision from the First Contact Point

The quality of a turntable system is only as good as its weakest link — and the headshell, sitting between the tonearm and the cartridge, is a link that is often underestimated. The Audio-Technica AT-LT10 is not an afterthought. It is a precision-engineered universal headshell designed to provide the most stable, accurate, and vibration-free mounting platform possible for any 4-pin cartridge — allowing every cartridge it carries to perform at its full potential.

Universal Compatibility — With or Without Threaded Inserts

The AT-LT10 uses the standard ½" headshell mount, making it compatible with the vast majority of tonearms featuring a standard bayonet connector. It accepts 4-pin cartridges with or without threaded inserts — the elongated through holes accommodate both standard bolt-and-nut mounting and cartridges with their own tapped mounting holes, providing maximum versatility across Audio-Technica's cartridge range and beyond.

Elongated Through Holes — Precise Overhang Adjustment

One of the most critical aspects of correct cartridge alignment is achieving the manufacturer's specified overhang — the distance the stylus sits ahead of the tonearm pivot. Too short or too long, and the cartridge cannot trace the groove at the correct angle across the full width of the record.

The AT-LT10's elongated through holes provide a generous range of fore-and-aft adjustment, allowing the cartridge to be positioned precisely to achieve correct overhang and effective tonearm length on any compatible tonearm. Combined with the standard alignment tools included with most cartridges, the AT-LT10 makes accurate setup accessible and repeatable.

Lightweight Aluminium Die-Cast Body — Vibration Minimised

The AT-LT10's body is die-cast from lightweight aluminium — a material chosen for its combination of low mass, structural rigidity, and excellent vibration-damping properties. The lower the headshell's mass, the less it contributes to the effective mass of the tonearm/cartridge system — and the more accurately the cartridge's compliance and tracking force can be optimised for the full range of programme material.

By keeping vibration to a bare minimum, the aluminium die-cast body ensures that what the stylus extracts from the groove reaches the cartridge's generator without interference from the mounting platform itself.

OFC Lead Wires — Signal Integrity from the First Connection

The AT-LT10 is equipped with OFC (oxygen-free copper) lead wires — a conductor material chosen for its high conductivity, low resistance, and minimal signal loss. These four colour-coded wires carry the delicate phono-level signal from the cartridge pins to the headshell's contacts cleanly and reliably, ensuring the signal your cartridge generates arrives at the phono stage as the cartridge intended.

Slip-Resistant Finger Lift — Precise and Safe Stylus Placement

The AT-LT10's slip-resistant finger lift provides a secure and comfortable grip for cueing the tonearm, lowering the stylus to the record, and repositioning between tracks — with the tactile certainty needed to handle the tonearm with confidence, without the risk of slipping and damaging the stylus or the record.

Feature Cards

🎯 Universal ½" Mount — With or Without Threaded Inserts

Compatible with the vast majority of standard bayonet tonearms, accepting any 4-pin cartridge with or without tapped mounting holes — maximum versatility for cartridge swapping and system building.

📐 Elongated Through Holes — Precise Overhang Adjustment

A generous range of fore-and-aft cartridge positioning allows accurate overhang and effective tonearm length adjustment — the foundation of correct cartridge alignment and optimal sound quality.

🏗️ Lightweight Aluminium Die-Cast Body

Structural rigidity and low mass in one — keeping vibration to a bare minimum and ensuring the cartridge's compliance and tracking behaviour is determined by the cartridge itself, not the headshell.

🔬 OFC Lead Wires & Slip-Resistant Finger Lift

Oxygen-free copper lead wires for clean, low-loss signal transfer from cartridge to tonearm, with a slip-resistant finger lift for safe and precise stylus placement every time.

Editorial Blockquote

"The AT-LT10 is a universal ½"-mount headshell for 4-pin turntable cartridges — with or without threaded inserts. Precise positioning. Vibration minimised. OFC lead wires included." — Audio-Technica

At-a-Glance Bullets

• Universal ½" headshell mount — standard bayonet connector
• Compatible with 4-pin cartridges with or without threaded inserts
• Elongated through holes — fore-and-aft adjustment for precise overhang and effective tonearm length
• Lightweight aluminium die-cast body — minimal vibration
• OFC (oxygen-free copper) lead wires — four colour-coded
• Slip-resistant finger lift — safe, precise stylus placement
• Mounting screws included
• RRP: A$99.95

Specifications

Closing Quote

"The foundation of great cartridge performance — a headshell that gets out of the way and lets your cartridge do exactly what it was designed to do. Precise, lightweight, and built by Audio-Technica."