Very fine arm, the Haddock!
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Very fine arm, the Haddock!
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Always liked them, especially when theyve been well battered
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TBH anything to do with your turntable, give him a shout, i was on the phone to him last week regarding my R200 arm, he's taken it in part ex for a new RB202 as well as telling me what upgrades are worth doing on my planar 3, an around top bloke.
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I'm Russell.
So????? How does it sound? What sonic benefits dig you gain by all of this fine work? What differences have you noticed since the work was done? And, as they say here in the States, AWESOME! Very nice looking rig you've got there,
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Who are you asking 😂
Told ya. LolOriginally Posted by lordmortlock
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I'm Russell.
I was asking you, how the new turntable upgrades sound? You were praising the work, new Cardas wiring, etc. I was wondering what sonic benefits you gained from it?
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Ha, fair enough.
The standard wiring is very dull sounding in comparison. Everything is crisper and better defined as a result.
It's a night and day difference to me.
Worth every penny.
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I'm Russell.
Very good! I've been shopping for a new phono cable, I'm using a regular interconnect right now. Well not regular, it's a Harmonic Tech Precision Link, but not a phono cable. I'm not sure what my arm is wired with, factory VPI wiring, anyway, I will be checking out the Cardas wire, if you hear better, crisper, less dull that sounds like what I need.
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I only had the actual arm rewired. From arm base to amp is still the same cable. Some very well balanced silver plated stuff
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I've considered making my own phono cable. On eBay, I've seen some pure silver wires sold in different gauges, some very thin stuff. And fairly affordable too. Purely for experimental purposes of course. Twist a few strands together to about a 22 gauge, shrink it into some small shrink tubing, and pull through a copper woven ground shield borrowed from cable tv wire. Add the ends and Ive got pure silver wire for under $50. Shopping on line, good phono cables can start at $300 and move up sharply. I don't need cables that cost more than my analog setup. I forget what kind of cable that VPI puts in their tone arms, Kimber maybe? It's not just no name wire. And, I've tried all of the regular interconnects I've got between the arm and preamp. Van Den Hul, Monster, Harmonic Tech Truth Link, and Precision Link. And they all sound great! But different. I don't know that cables made for the small signals between those points are really any different? One would think? But you just never know. Most companies are not forthcoming about the construction of their wires.
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