Man this is frustrating
RG58U Coax. It is easy to find at electronics shops and even ebay. It has a thick solid core copper center conductor and normal (as in not foil enhanced) thick copper braid shield. It's easy to solder, unlike many other types of coax. I have used Rean, Deltron, and Switchcraft (especially Gold HD 3502AAU) RCA plugs. |
Terry9 - good to know I have a friend who repairs electronics for Wal-Mart (phones, bar code scanners, etc.). Former Air Force Senior Airman in electronic warfare (AWACS). He has about 11 years of electronics / soldering experience under his belt and I'll likely have his help in putting together cabling. My soldering skills are limited to shop tools where the quality of the connection is approximately "that'll do it, she'll hold." However, I'm up for learning, and playing around with this stuff is more than half the fun of it. |
I tried many interconnects up to $400/pair and the best ones for turntable to phono stage connection are Valab solid core silver interconnects sold on eBay at around $100/pair, assuming you are using an MC cartridge. They are superbly shielded and dead quiet, while at the same very vibrant-sounding. |
Many vibrant silver cables are energetic yet lack solid bass foundation. Never mind BJ and AQ. You will do far better to contact Jason Terpstra for some giant killer Virtue Audio Nirvana cables. I am using them side by side with the likes of Sablon, Transparent Ultra, and Stealth Varadig on Goldmund and latest bel canto electronics and Mark and Daniel and Jas Orsa and REL speakers. Once broken-in they are open, balanced, dynamic, extended and clear as a bell. Had I known sooner, I could have saved a LOT of money. |
