Has Anyone Ever Combined Tonearm Wire?


I bought a VPI Aries Extended 2 TT with JMW 12.5 arm. When it arrived the junction box was damaged. I understood that the arm had Valhalla wiring, so when I received a new box from the seller, it came with Valhalla. I then found out the wire in the tonearm was different. Turns out it was Discovery wire. I went ahead and hooked it up to see how it would sound. Guess what, it sounds fantastic! I never would have dreamed of trying this, but I highly recommend it. Harry, at VPI said the discovery has a warm, rich sound and the Valhalla can have a cooler, lean sound. Well, this combination is very dynamic and relaxed at the same time. This is a great tweak, i discovered by accident.
slowhand

Showing 1 response by dougdeacon

Slowhand,
I have a TriPlanar VII with Discovery wire from cartridge clips to phono plugs. Do you recommend I cut it off, install a junction box and use Valhalla from there? ;-)

Just kidding! We do use Valkyrja I/C's between preamp and power amp and Valkyrja speaker cables too. They gave us a remarkable upgrade in about fifty different sonic areas. I understand why you would enjoy your serendipitous mix of Discovery and Valhalla.

Enjoy!

P.S. Next step for you might be to move up in the ZYX line. If you think the Yatra's good...