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RB300 tonearm cable upgrade?

I have a Rega Planar 3 with the factory supplied RB300 tonearm and microbenz silver MC cartridge. I have heard that the RB300 is a very decent tonearm given the price, but I am concerned that the cable which is supplied with the tonearm is poor quality and doesn't have a ground wire like most of the better quality arms I am familiar with. I have recently purchased an Aloia 13.01 amp which I will mate with my ARC SP-9 and B&W 802 Matrix 3 speakers. I use Kimber cable (biwired) and Tara Labs interconnects. Any opinions on the cable issue? Should I consider spending money to upgade the cable, change to a better tonearm, or look at trading the entire turntable for a better table such as the Rega 9.

I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks,

Howard
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Thanks for all the input. My concern about cutting the arm cable to solder the Cardas DIN connection is that the internal wiring in the arm presumably stays in place. If they used substandard cable, I doubt the internal wire is great either. Does anyone have contact information for Lauerman and Galen Carol Audio. I wouldn't mind chasing down those leads.

One option I would consider at this point is to upgrade the arm cable with the intent of upgrading to a better table down the road and keeping the arm since I have seen it coupled with better quality tables from other manufacturers. Any comments on the relative merits of the RB300 arm vs. other sub-$1000 arms?
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