Quote Originally Posted by kambo_z View Post
it make sense to order all in one go to save the pastage cost. How many feet KAB spiral air/cardas cable you have ordered? the only expencive thing is tonearm damping kit. i am still confuse how that piece make that much difference.
The KAB/SpiralAir Cardas cable can be chosen & ordered as 3.5ft. (aprox. 1 meter) already soldered to a KAB PCB on 1 side & Neutrik Rean RCA plugs on the other, made to be hardwired into the turntable. That's the one that costs $74.95 I believe. Then the rewire kit (which is litz wire) needs to be soldered to the PCB, & through the tonearm. That one, i believe is $28, & comes with the wires cut to the proper lenth, & already has the ends tinned. Litz wire is not the easiest thing to tin, & it makes sense to buy it already done. Cardas is made up of litz wire too, so you'll then have litz going all the way from the cartridge to the phono preamp.
Those 2 upgrades are going to make the biggest improvement to your sound, & you could always buy the fluid damper later. That's how I planned on doing it, but then again I didn't have the costly shipping charges.
The fluid damper helps with things like tracking, the overall soundstage, a darker sounding background, & an overall "smoother" effect, for lack of better words.
There is so much moreinformation on the KAB site about the modding process, & it explains the fluid damper in much greater detail & depth. IMHO, you should read as much as you can on the KAB sight, & you can always contact Kevin, the owner. He is always very friendly, very helpful, & responds to your emails very promptly. He has been a leading force in keeping the Technics 1200 not just a DJ table, but an audiophile one too (which it was originally intended as) for almost 30 yrs at this point.
I hope that I helped you out, & answered your questions. I apologize if I told you things you already knew too. = )
- Nick