Captive turntable interconnects; should I modify??


Hi. I came across a NOS Denon DP47f turntable from the 80's. Purchased new in Japan by a serviceman & never opened until I got it. A lot to like; well-built, rosewood base, mint, never used condition. I installed a new Ortophon Samba low-output MC cartridge, and run it through a Perreaux SXVI phono preamp. I have nothing to compare it to, but it sounds wonderful in my system. One thing I don't like is the cheap-looking captive interconnects with "Radio Shack" style RCA connections. Will I realize a noticible sonic improvement by installing nice RCA connections on the rear plate and using a nice pair of interconnects? Another option is to hard-wire a relatively thin pair of interconnects directly to the turntable. Advice please. Thanks.
klipschking

Showing 4 responses by marakanetz

The rewireing services might worth the same funds as turntable.
DIY rewire will save half.
There are many options:
Stay as-is (probably highest ROI)
Incognito wire set (Best value)
Transparent wire set (Best performance, but high price)
Cardas wire set (Not sure if better than Incognito or even would say that Ingognito wire set has Cardas wires?)...
Gbart,
I believe that replacing captive wires would do substantially better job than non-captive. You're eliminating an extra connection on the signal path to go directly to the phono amp.