Inexpensive Low Capacitance Phono Cable?

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by maxhifi

Also, shure cartridges sometimes strap one negative terminal to chassis ground, meaning if it does not hum with the ground wire disconnected leave it disconnected. This isn't a safety ground, it's just for hum reduction

Not just Shure does that. Most all MM cartridges come with that strap to ground at one of the G terminals. If the tone arm head shell is metal or plastic with a ground to the cartridge body, that strap can sometimes cause a ground loop and hum. Remove that strap if using a metal or grounded head shell.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Not just Shure does that. Most all MM cartridges come with that strap to ground at one of the G terminals. If the tone arm head shell is metal or plastic with a ground to the cartridge body, that strap can sometimes cause a ground loop and hum. Remove that strap if using a metal or grounded head shell.

Pretty sure he said it was a p-mount cartridge...Those have no head shell...The cart plugs into the end of the arm shaft like a head shell. There should be no user configurable wiring on the cart since P-mount carts all had a standard 4-pin plug on the back that mated to a standard socket on the arm.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Pretty sure he said it was a p-mount cartridge...

Ah I missed that.