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Replacing cable from tonearm to phono stage

I have a Linn LP12 with original cable (tonearm to phono or preamp). I have been toying with replacing them, which technically is straightforward, I would guess, although I believe they are DIN-RCA.

The owner of the audio store I frequent told me that for under $200, I could get some nice Nordost cables (damn, I wish I could remember which ones) and he would slap on a DIN connector at one end.

Now, is this a reasonable solution? The modified Nordost couldn't be grounded, could it? Is there some other, more viable, recommendation? Does Cardas make such cables? Should I use Linn?

Thanks!
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cpdunn99 OP
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Sc53: well, that's interesting!! Goes along with Twl's feelings.

Basement: I don't know about rewiring the arm. I assume that the Ittock is already pretty good, but the notion of going directly to the phono amp is one that I've heard about, but not considered. Any opinions out there about this idea?

The arm is the Ittock LVII. Currently, I'm using the EAR834P phono stage (going into an NAD amp) and have a Blue Circle BC23 coming soon.
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Cp -- with all due respect (& between us) the wiring on the Ittok is not very good. I don't mean it's worse than others, just the above.
I happen to have had one rewired with Discovery as per Basement above (Archiv cartridge). The termination went ALL the WAY to phono. The notorious P clip problem was licked as follows: dielectric on the part going through the clip.

It took about 1 month for the sound to become better -- as in, more resolution -- than the stock Linn. By then, it was MUCH better.

A final note regarding Twl's final note; I had acquaintances at Linn UK do the job. It ain't very easy!
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Gregm:
Thanks for the advice and for sharing your experience. I will certainly take all this into account. I won't do anything immediately (or rashly, for that matter!). Should I decide to rewire, I would need to find a qualifed Linn person in the Chicago area to do the work. I definitely won't let my local audio dealer do it, nice as he is!
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