Advice on Phono Cables for VPI TT?


Any experience out there for low level phono cables for use on a VPI Aries or TNT? I understand that VPI has a new phono cable made of the same JMW wire. They also speak highly of Kimber TAK copper. Right now I'm temporarily using FMS Zero, with Audio Magic Spellcaster II off and on. I've heard that line level ICs are not really intended for phono, and that I'd get better results with a dedicated phono cable. The JMW doesn't use a DIN connector, so I'd have to order RCA to RCA from either VPI or Kimber. Any advice or recommendations welcome. Thanks.
michaelm704

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Hi: I am going to try Coincident CST for phono cable. The following information comes from this site and I quote:

http://www.high-endaudio.com/index_ac.html

"COINCIDENT- This is the finest phono cable I've heard. It is superb in every sonic parameter. It requires 500 or more hours of break-in for optimization of the phono signal transfer, which is why I changed its sonic evaluation from a last year (July 2000). It is only $ 300 U.S. There is also a DIN version that sell for $ 379 U.S., using the CARDAS DIN connector. However, a method must first be found to break-in the DIN version to optimize its capabilities. Coincident has attempted to design an improved version of this cable, but have run into serious technical difficulties. It will probably never come to market.

Further: Readers should ignore the 'reviews' of this cable within the magazines that accept advertising from "established cable manufacturers". They will never take the time, 500 hours of CD burn-in, to hear this cable at its best. Some irresponsible 'reviewers' will even describe its sound with virtually no hours of burn-in just to discredit it."

Go to the site for a more complete discussion.

I will have experience in about 1.5 months after I burn in the cable.

I am learning with you guys here. Hope this helps