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Source for Tonearm Leads?
I didn't get any response in the tech forum, so I hope I have some luck here.
I'm looking for a source for tonearm leads. I have two stereos with shorting tonearm wires; the local sources are gone and searching the internet all I can find are audiophile-grade high-dollar sets. Someone must still be selling these. |
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Wires from a junk USB mouse cord?
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Without going too audiophile, I'd think any thin (27g?) wire would do. I just saw a DIY arm that used bare enameled magnet wire for leads. For connectors, grab them out of an old d-sub connector and solder them on.
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This outfit has several selections.
http://www.garage-a-records.com./products.php?cat=131 Some have crushed a 7 or 9 pin minature socket to get the terminals out: adaptable to phono cartridges. The idea above about stripping wire out of flexible mouse cables, or flexible non-coiled phone cables is sound advice. Superflexibility is what you're looking for.
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Might try dollar store headset leads.
Terry |
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If you use recycled wire from any of those sources above you want to be sure to twist the two wires together along their entire length as that helps cancel hum. I would carry them through the arm and below deck with a bit of slack and to a terminal strip mounted close by, then solder on shielded cable from that point. Your turntable may already be set up that way.
If it's a stereo cartridge twist the lefts and the rights separately.
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Thanks for the ideas guys. I think I'm going to try telephone wire, since I have some on hand.
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