Tonearm wiring termination---DIN, or RCA jacks?

I agree with the 1-piece wire approach whereby a single high-quality tonearm wire extends from the cartridge clips to the RCA plugs going into the preamp (or SUT). Mesch asked if any commercial tonearms do this, and the answer is Definitely! Each of my arms came that way---Triplanar,Schick and Siggwan. Typically the fine-gauge tonearm wire goes into a sheath a few inches from the arm with perhaps a ground wire inside which adds bulk and mass and makes the delicate wire much more durable. I have never had any problems with the wiring in my arms.

Re-wiring a tonearm can also be a nice sonic upgrade. I recently replaced the Cardas wiring in my Siggwan with something called "1877 Phono" wire, and this made a nice improvement in sound. The RCA plugs at the preamp end of the wire are also important. The Siggwan came with KLE Copper Harmony plugs, but swapping them out for KLE Absolute Harmony plugs made almost as much difference as the wire itself.

Direct wired RCA is best for low level signals.

I agree with the direct wire approach from everyone above

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Regards...

Ditto uninterrupted direct-wire. I've transitioned from the vetted Hovland Musicgroove to various DIY straight-wire designs-- most recently with KLEI silver RCAs-- and will never go back. Count the number of soldered and metal-on-metal contacts eliminated and it makes perfect sense for low-level signal.

I just saw all the responses---thanks! I've had the same "one uninterrupted run from clips to RCA plugs" viewpoint for years. When I had Lary Pedersen do his Well Tempered mod, I had him terminate the VdH wire in plugs to insert directly into my phono amp located directly under the table, and Brooks Berdan the same when he rewired my Rega with Cardas. But Johnnie (j7) at Audio Origami tells me he recommends against it, feeling the thin internal wire is too fragile, microphonic, and prone to picking up stray signals, etc. He prefers a DIN plug at the bottom of the arm pillar, but you know how conservative the British can be! KLEI RCA's are definitely going on the ends (of silver wire, also already decided upon), whichever wiring style I decide on.