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FR64S tonearm overhaul

I just bought a nice Fidelity Research FR64S tonearm off Ebay to have a second vintage arm for my SPUs and maybe a few FR cartridges in the future. The arm is in great condition but still has the original copper wiring.

I am looking to refurbish the arm myself and was thinking about rewiring it with Ikeda silver and a new Cardas DIN plug. Does anyone have experience with the sonics of silver vs. copper wiring in the FR arms? What other things should be replaced and where can I source the parts?
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chakster
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Sorry to resurrect this old post but maybe someone can provide some advice on which cable I could get for the FR64s phono interconnect? any advice on a specific one? shielded? type of DIN connector? etc.

Luis, check this if you want something ready to go. You can return any Zu Audio product, so that’s the best.

Another advice is to replace the armlift with a new one (stainless steel) if your original is not perfect. You will get 12 EUR VAT refund since you’re not in EU (just ask the seller), so the price is EUR 58 + shipping, check the link:
http://www.audiosilente.com/inox-steel-lift-for-fr-tonearms.html

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chakster
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Zu Audio cables are great (speaker cables, interconnects, phono cables). Zu Mission or Mission mkII are cool. 
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chakster
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Not every wire in audio is silver, there are so many people who like copper more than silver. It's a personal preferences. 

Luis, I'd like to recommend you to replace arm lift on FR-64s, got mine from Italy, made especially for FR-64s, this arm lift replica is stainless steel and it's much better than the original (unless your original is like new). My original arm lift wasn't good, new one is superb! I'm happy. 

 
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