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Location: Hemel Hempstead
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I'm Steve.
Suggestions for decent CHEAP interconnects.
Folks, need your help.
My suddenly expanding collection (3 tape decks and a CD player in the last 3 weeks) means I urgently need a number of interconnects to link them all up, and unlike many of you, I don't seem to have a whole draw full of spares.
Any useful suggestions as to where to pick up some OK cheap RCA leads, or offers to purchase some of your spares would be appreciated.
Ta muchly.
Steve aka 'Twelvebears' (it's a long story)
System: Technics 1210 Mk5, Jelco 750 arm, AT33EV via MF X-LP2 Phono Stage, Oyaide mat and record clamp. SB Touch via Marantz PM-11S1 amp and Wilson Benesch A.C.T. speakers. Mark Grant cables and PS Audio Power Plant Premier mains regenerator.
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Hi Steve,
Look no further than Mark Grant's interconnects (he's a member here, so you can PM him):
http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/in...jq8485445a93o2
I use them myself, which of course I wouldn't do unless they were VERY good. They outperformed my £850 Transparent Reference leads. Quite frankly, at £20 they're ridiculously cheap!!
Hope this helps. I'll move this to the cable discussion area
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Mains cable stripped of the earth wire does the same thing for me. You think I'm joking but I'm not. After you've paid for some 'good stuff' do a comparison. I was told to do so years ago by an old techie and I have often found it to be worth doing. Happy listening Steve
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Mains cable is a tight fit into Phono connectors, and provides 0% sheilding!
Use the ones Marco likes, they look good to me.
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I'm Steve.
Awesome! Mark's cables look just the ticket, and a recommendation from AOS is all I need.
Better than taking a chance on some of the unknowns in ebay!
What's Mark's AOS user ID then?
Steve aka 'Twelvebears' (it's a long story)
System: Technics 1210 Mk5, Jelco 750 arm, AT33EV via MF X-LP2 Phono Stage, Oyaide mat and record clamp. SB Touch via Marantz PM-11S1 amp and Wilson Benesch A.C.T. speakers. Mark Grant cables and PS Audio Power Plant Premier mains regenerator.
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Hi Steve,
It's really cryptic... 'Mark Grant'
Honestly, they're quite superb and as big a no-brainer as you're ever likely to get in hi-fi. For £20, why be arsed with the bother of making them yourself!!!
Happy listening and let us know how you get on
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I've made this offer before, but what the hell, here goes...
If anyone wants to send me some phono plugs of their choice I'd be happy to make some. I can even use Belden cable (I have miles of it!) if you like! Or solid silver, or...etc etc
I'll even do the Belden stuff for free!
PM me.
Shian7
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kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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Never stopped Naim using three core unshielded mains wire from supply to bigger power amps. Loads of taxi breakthrough and minimal stereo separation is the result..Originally Posted by Dave Cawley
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'CHEAP' Was the operative word in the original post. I still say try the experiment before being sure.
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