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Cable, they drive me nuts.

I just sold my old speakers and want to invest that in a phono amp. But right now I do not have a seperate phono amp. So if I do buy one I will need an extra interlink. Right now I have two interlinks is my system. Both are Cardas one is a Hexlink 5 the other one I am not sure what model. However both are old and the isolation is losing a bit of its flexibility. So in the future I might replace them as well.

But now back to the original problem. If I buy a phono stage what cable should I buy? I own a VPI Scout turntable so I need a RCA-RCA interconnect. Now should I buy a "special" phono interconect like the Harmonic Technology CopperPhono or a simular able by Nordost. Or will any RCA interconnect do.

Then there is the price. All those special phono cables cost so much. I have a hard time justifying spending more the €250 on an interconnect when I buy a a phono amp costing between 1000-1500 (new or second hand).

So what would you do? If I buy a phono stage I will not have the funds to buy an expensive interconnect (more the 200). So what I can do is buy a €10 interconnect for now and later replace it or spend about 100-200 and keep it that way.

My system:
Speaker Master One
Turntable VPI Scout
Cartride Lyra Dorian
Integrated amp Symphonic Line La Musica
CD Transport CEC TL51x
DAC Wadia 12
Speaker cable NBS active IV
power cable DAC NBS Omega 3
power cable CD Transport NBS DragonFly
mordante
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doremifasol
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interesting...I just got into a similar "discussion" on another thread. One major difference though is that there seemed as though the seller has "multiple personalities" posing as his own end-users. Makes it difficult to cut through the BS! I actually found a grammatical error he made from one "person" to the next and when I tried to point it out to everyone, the "Audiogon police" didn't allow my post...Makes you wonder how honest these forums truly are!

At least, here, Pbn isn't pretending to be someone other than himself!
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bombaywalla
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I'm not sure I like the way that this thread is proceeding - Pbnaudio is using this thread/forum to peddle his gear. The only advice he had to give to the OP was that the OP consider only Pbnaudio's phono stage & the implication was that there's no other brand/model that would do (such as the UK brand Creek or the German Lehmann). No other insight was provided thru Pbnaudio's alleged vast experience in this field.
Further, the OP has already stated that he is in Holland & does not want to bear the high cost of shipping & VAT yet Pbnaudio is insistent. Seems quite unacceptable to me.
musicallyinclined
62 posts
 
Love the title of your post Mordante! Cables are starting to drive me pretty batty too! I am starting to wonder if I shouldn't just stick to what I have and simply enjoy the music!?!
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pbnaudio
1,613 posts
 
Shoot me an email or give me a call and we will discuss how to do this

pbnaudio@me.com

Thanks

Peter
mt10425
1,138 posts
 
They just wrote about reasonable cables in two UK mags, HiFi Choice and What HiFi. Most of the cables in the shoot-out should be available in Europe.
mordante OP
511 posts
 
@Pbnaudio

Thank you for your offer, but I live in Europe, the Netherlands to be more exact so that might be a problem. Not sure how much it would cost to have it send to Europe plus import tax and VAT.

Sometimes I envy the US a bit, prices for audio seem to be a lot lower in the US compared to Europe
zd542
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I have a scout. There is no need for a special phono cable. Just use a regular interconnect. My advice is: Don't, for a second, think of not upgrading your phono preamp just because you don't have an expensive cable to go along with it. Cables do make a nice difference if matched properly. A good phono preamp has the ability to transform the sound of your system in ways a pair of cables just can't. Even if you have to make due with a cheap pair of cables, for now, you will still hear a big improvement (As long as you pick the right phono preamp.)
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pbnaudio
1,613 posts
 
In your quest for your phono stage I suggest that you take a look at the Liberty B2B-1. And yes I do make them :-) and I do think I have a decent interconnect to throw in with the package too, should you decide to go this way.

Good Listening

Peter
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