Tonearm Cable Question

I'm no authority in this area but you have to be especially careful w/ the lead from the arm because the signal is so weak. It cannot drive much R,C,or L. Talk to Twl.

I remain,

Most tone dedicated "tone arm" cables have a DIN connector on on end, and RCA's on the other. Some tables have an RCA termination and can use any RCA to RCA cable. The thing to consider here is that a sheilded cable may be of some benifit between table and pre, in addition to having something that passes the signal transparently.

I agree with Clueless. Make damn sure the cable will transfer all of that "very small" signal to the phono pre or stepup device.

Many think that the connector at the end of the tonearm is a DIN connector and, in fact, it is not. It is a JIS connector, Japanese standard. There is a distinct difference between the two. Several companies make a box with a JIS connector at one end that plugs into the tonearm base and a pair of RCA jacks at the other end so that you can use the standard interconnect of your choice. Besides adding an additional break where the signal is most vulnerable, the quality has always been one of putting RV tires on the family sedan. I havn't liked it but it just may float your boat and is just the thing for experimenting.

You may want to check into Cardas Audio. They make a fantastic sounding phono cable terminated with DIN to RCA plugs. It's their "Golden Reference phono cable".