Techy SL1210m2 Tonearm wires - not a massive budget (recommendations please)

[Gmanuk101]

HI all

been a while since I was on here, so hello again. Ok shall I begin.. yes.

I've a SL120mkII deck, that has been upgraded with Vann Damme phono wire, and I am now looking to upgrade the toneArm wires to something better than the stock.

However I am a bit lost to be honest, even after reading the "Is upgrading the tonearm wire worth it" thread. Also a few sites i've looked at show just the Phono cables etc.. but I already have these.

Please help! I don't wish to spend £500 or anything daft like that, just something acceptable for under £100 please.

All the best and thanks in advance for any advice or help given.

Graeme

[twotone]

Hi Graeme, KAB do a kit for about your budget depending on the wire you want as does MCRU, seems a bit of a faff to be honest but there's a step by step guide on here.

I'm in the same boat as yourself sans phono cable but I'm going to replace the stock arm and stock phono cables.

J7 of Audio origami seemingly does an upgrade to the tonearm inc a rewire but the cost for that appears to be in the '£180 ballpark' so not worth it IMO relative to a new arm.

http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/analogue-lp-s/800-tone-arm-re-wiring-kit-for-technics-sl12001210.html

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?26652-Rewiring-SL-1200-Tonearm

[belloire]

is this internal wires? if so, send it to jonny at audio origami and get it rewired. he'll fettle the bearings at the same time....

for cardas internal it's about £80, i think the £180 includes an external cable too, which you don't appear to need?

[Nihil Sleighride]

+1 for J7 did a sparkling job with mine

[Gmanuk101]

hi chaps, firstly thank you for the reply, I know I must seem like a noob but thank you.

I have a friend whom I've run the job by, he also replaced the phono leads and plugs to the Vann Damme ones over a year ago and it made a massive difference (RichB will contest to Pink Floyd coming alive).

so I will now been looking at the tiny fiddly wires online and making a purchase.

[Gmanuk101]

it appears the MainsCablesRuS site is down :(

[twotone]

it appears the MainsCablesRuS site is down :(

£99.95 delivered I think.

Not sure but there may be a discount if you mention AOS when ordering.

Tony

ISOKINETIK ISOTONE CARDAS REWIRE KIT FOR TECHNICS TURNTABLES


This is our ISOTONE CARDAS rewire kit for Technics turntable tonearms.
This is the first kit designed specifically for the Technics SL1200 series tonearms including the SL1200 and SL1210 decks.
This upgrade is excellent value and really makes a difference

" THE ISOTONE CARDAS IMPROVES THE ARM SIGNIFICANTLY - THE CARDAS ARM REWIRING CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO BETTER IMAGING" NEVILLE ROBERTS HI FI WORLD MAGAZINE REVIEW
This is the Cardas version of the ISOtone for Technics which uses the fantastic Cardas 33awg Golden Section LITZ wiring
The difference that a decent tone arm cable makes over the standard item should to be ignored

Many say the difference is night and day!

The tone arm cables are sold in kit form allowing the buyer to save the cost of fitting or in deed take the arm to their favourite deck mechanic to have the job done

Using one single length of Cardas golden section LITZ wire from the cartridge pins to the high quality non magnetic phono plugs (4 Cardas Golden section LITZ copper cores and one copper earth)

The wires are sheathed in a combination our own silver plated copper shielding and PET braid to ensure great signal flow and screening.

The kit consists of the cable terminated at the output end with bare wires at the cartridge end o allow the cable to travel through the arm tube. Also supplied are 4 cartridge clips with heat shrink coloured markers, allen keys draw wire and our special high silver content ISOweld solder


http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/2201-large_default/tone-arm-re-wiring-kit-for-technics-sl12001210.jpg

[Gmanuk101]

£99.95 delivered I think.

Not sure but there may be a discount if you mention AOS when ordering.

Tony

ISOKINETIK ISOTONE CARDAS REWIRE KIT FOR TECHNICS TURNTABLES


This is our ISOTONE CARDAS rewire kit for Technics turntable tonearms.
This is the first kit designed specifically for the Technics SL1200 series tonearms including the SL1200 and SL1210 decks.
This upgrade is excellent value and really makes a difference

" THE ISOTONE CARDAS IMPROVES THE ARM SIGNIFICANTLY - THE CARDAS ARM REWIRING CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO BETTER IMAGING" NEVILLE ROBERTS HI FI WORLD MAGAZINE REVIEW
This is the Cardas version of the ISOtone for Technics which uses the fantastic Cardas 33awg Golden Section LITZ wiring
The difference that a decent tone arm cable makes over the standard item should to be ignored

Many say the difference is night and day!

The tone arm cables are sold in kit form allowing the buyer to save the cost of fitting or in deed take the arm to their favourite deck mechanic to have the job done

Using one single length of Cardas golden section LITZ wire from the cartridge pins to the high quality non magnetic phono plugs (4 Cardas Golden section LITZ copper cores and one copper earth)

The wires are sheathed in a combination our own silver plated copper shielding and PET braid to ensure great signal flow and screening.

The kit consists of the cable terminated at the output end with bare wires at the cartridge end o allow the cable to travel through the arm tube. Also supplied are 4 cartridge clips with heat shrink coloured markers, allen keys draw wire and our special high silver content ISOweld solder


http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/2201-large_default/tone-arm-re-wiring-kit-for-technics-sl12001210.jpg

thanks for the reply but I only require the tone arm internal cables, as I have already the external cables with RCA plug ends that fit to a stage or amp... so it's jsut the small wires that run from the end of the tone arm to the PCB and not the already fitted Vann Damme external cables. cheers guys

[Gmanuk101]

post now close - I've orderd the KAB wire :)