Has anyone got suggestions for what I should try as for an MC level interconnect between the phono outputs from Vic's Ladegaard arm and my TX-103 SUTs?
I have been using line-level interconnect. I can't help feeling that the amount of metal involved is too great.
I could get some silk covered copper litz from Vic, the same as the arm uses.
Screening may not be too vital, at the moment I have some Nordost cable with no screen or even twists. There's no RF pick up.
I do have some 24 swg / 0.56mm magnet wire, even if this sounds good I'd imagine it would snap as I swap connections to play 78's every so often.
Any other suggestions based on what's worked for you?
Clive
Interconnect - arm to phono stage
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Yup, Vic's sending me a 5 pin socket and enough wire for 80cm to 1m of i/c, there will be just one break in the cable, which I think is a good compromise. It allows me to swap wands easily, so I can listen to my Pickering....not. More importantly my 78's with a Shure 78 stylus.
This is part of a review I'm doing vs the OL Encounter mk III.
Cheers,
Clive
This is part of a review I'm doing vs the OL Encounter mk III.
Cheers,
Clive
#5
Hi Clive,
I'll be interested in any conclusions you come to on this. Apart from Vic's arm which I still have not set up, I'm also wondering about the leads from my Mayware. I've aquired a nice plug and have been contemplating using the WD Teflon insulated screened silver plated twin I/C they sell. Apart from anything else, a pair of cables of this stuff will fit nicely into the plug.
Any thoughts?
Best wishes,
Greg
I'll be interested in any conclusions you come to on this. Apart from Vic's arm which I still have not set up, I'm also wondering about the leads from my Mayware. I've aquired a nice plug and have been contemplating using the WD Teflon insulated screened silver plated twin I/C they sell. Apart from anything else, a pair of cables of this stuff will fit nicely into the plug.
Any thoughts?
Best wishes,
Greg
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you could try this, Greg http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=019
I hasten to add that I haven't tried either myself, but I think Andrew Ivimey uses the twin screened.
I hasten to add that I haven't tried either myself, but I think Andrew Ivimey uses the twin screened.
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Hi Shane,
Thanks very much for that link. That wire appears to be the same stuff WD sell for interconnects at £9-95 a metre. 50' at that price is a very good deal even if it does have to be shipped from USA. IPL Acoustics used to sell this stuff albeit a slightly heavier grade and again it was dear in comparison. I've rated this stuff for a long time when used for psuedo balanced I/C's and signal hook-up within the chassis. This is exactly the stuff I was referring to for finishing my Mayware. A 50' order should last me for ever. Thanks again.
Best wishes,
Greg
Thanks very much for that link. That wire appears to be the same stuff WD sell for interconnects at £9-95 a metre. 50' at that price is a very good deal even if it does have to be shipped from USA. IPL Acoustics used to sell this stuff albeit a slightly heavier grade and again it was dear in comparison. I've rated this stuff for a long time when used for psuedo balanced I/C's and signal hook-up within the chassis. This is exactly the stuff I was referring to for finishing my Mayware. A 50' order should last me for ever. Thanks again.
Best wishes,
Greg
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He charges 10.10 usd to ship to the UK. I just ordered 50' of twin screened plus 20' of the arm wire, total came to £21. Bit of a bargain, really. Thanks to Andrew I who told me about him. Add some decent Neutrics from here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10-x-NEUTRIK-RCA- ... dZViewItem and you've got some decent ICs for next to nothing.
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I've just made up the phono cable with Vic's litz wire, phonos one end and the 5 -way header on the other for a direct connection to the arm.
Compared to my Nordost Red Dawn (over £200 but luckily a review sample) I found it hard to detect much difference. So I've wasted my time, except that I suppose I now know the result. FYI, the Nordost measures 0.1 ohm, the litz 0.5 ohm.
Cheers,
Clive
Compared to my Nordost Red Dawn (over £200 but luckily a review sample) I found it hard to detect much difference. So I've wasted my time, except that I suppose I now know the result. FYI, the Nordost measures 0.1 ohm, the litz 0.5 ohm.
Cheers,
Clive
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Fair enough, the only other 'culprit', if there is a villian in this scenario could be the connector, but that's a simple trade for convenience. I have the same conundrum with my Garrard and the Odyssey arms, Darren made me a long universal base and an adaptor for the arms, now I can't wait to try it when the slate arrives.
cheers,
-- Andrew
cheers,
-- Andrew
#15
Yeah, connections were part of my motivation. I've eliminated a phono socket/plug pair so there's only one connector in the cable but there seems little benefit in doing so. I do need one connector as I have 3 wands, including one for a Pickering....I could have full runs of cable to the phono stage for each wand but that's getting overly anal.