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In the Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage

Post Subject: The Path of Least ResistancePosted by Paul S on: 3/22/2013

N-set, I've never tried to make a "silver path". I have thought about Ag arm wire but I have not tried it. My cartridge coil and tonearm both use "high-purity" Cu wire, and the Cu arm wire feeds directly to the Ag wound SUT, which I use not because it is silver but because "it matches the cartridge" electrically. From the SUT to the phono stage I presently use Placette shielded cable by "default", have no idea what it's made of, it just "worked" when other shielded cable I had on hand was foggy and clog-y by comparison. I do have materials on hand and some soldering already done for mixed metal (Ag/Cu, with Ag WBT connectors) IC for this run. I presently use short, mixed Cu/Ag (with Ag WBT connectors) IC from the phono stage to the TAP TVC. I use Litz braided "pure" Cu IC to my amps and for speaker cables (the IC has "your" Vampire Cu connectors...). Like I detailed in the Cable Thread, I have tried both solid Ag and solid Cu for the IC run where I now use mixed metal, but I prefer the mixed metal, and I will eventually try more of it. I have not had good luck with silver-plated copper, but some people insist that's because I tried the wrong stuff. I don't lose sleep over it.

If you can eliminate the extra connectors at the base of the tonearm, I think this is a good thing to do.

Best regards,
Paul S

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