Could this be a 'giant-killing' tonearm cable?

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Originally Posted by hifi_dave

If your cable plugs into the arm base, it's called a tone arm plug, I guess.

In your case, to use the TQ cable, you would need to terminate the Aro cable onto two phono sockets, probably dangling out the back of the Linn. Then you would have extra terminations in the way of the signal.

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Hmm. Sounds doable but messy and less than perfect

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Originally Posted by sq225917

The plug on the end of the Aro internal arm wire used to be made by Racal, and after that it was a Marconi part and then the design fell into the hands of yet another company, military communication equipment again. But I'm unsure who makes them now though they are still available in small numbers.

Might be worthwhile asking Naim who supplied them last.

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Bad news - they are rarities and hardly anyone will want to connect to them.
So I either go with David's way or cut into the Aro cable and put new terminations on - not my forte at all

Well, I can do that but is it worth the trouble ?

If you could replace the whole cable with TQ, it might be worth it, otherwise you are just listening to the Naim cable. Or vice versa, depending on your point of view.

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Originally Posted by hifi_dave

Well, I can do that but is it worth the trouble ?

If you could replace the whole cable with TQ, it might be worth it, otherwise you are just listening to the Naim cable. Or vice versa, depending on your point of view.

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Sounds best to put that to one side and look at any other improvements. in the system. Possibly revisit
Shame Naim painted me into a Naim/Racal corner

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Originally Posted by MartinT

Guys - meanwhile, I'm having a custom tonearm cable created for me by Tellurium Q from their Black Phono cable (the product which is not listed but which I am using between my step-up transformer and phono preamp). I will have it for evaluation shortly.

I think Marco and I will need to put it up against the Yannis, especially as the TQ cable is a very reasonable £285 plus the cost of a DIN plug which they are fitting. This could be a battle extraordinaire :)

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You must be special Martin as I asked for one and they told me it's in development, I wanted a Furutech Din on mine. Then one can have the same interconnect from phono stage to amp as tone arm cable to phono stage which makes perfect sense to me.

That's the plan, Dave. If it's a go then I'll have:

Tonearm > Black Phono > step-up > Black Phono > phonoamp > Black XLR > preamp > Black XLR > power amp > Ultra Black > speakers

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Originally Posted by MartinT

That's the plan, Dave. If it's a go then I'll have:

Tonearm > Black Phono > step-up > Black Phono > phonoamp > Black XLR > preamp > Black XLR > power amp > Ultra Black > speakers

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Nice :)

I still reckon you should go balanced from the cartridge & all the way through if possible :) It's what I'd do & what I will do...

Congrats on your next post Martin, 8000 :eyebrows:

Oh, and I'm adding (while I'm at it):

SACD > Black XLR > preamp

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Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

Congrats on your next post Martin, 8000 :eyebrows:

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Bloody hell! I need sit down :eek: