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SUT Interconnects

What cables have you tried between an MC SUT box and 47K MM phono stage? What was your favorite?

I’ve tried the AudioQuest upper-line "normal" ineterconnect cables (Sky, Fire) - great cables in other slots - but very colored coming out of a SUT. Not great performance. I assume that at 1.0m+ lengths, their capactitance is far too high for this application. I’ve tried 0.5m runs of Wind & Niagara (a bit lower in their "normal" IC line, slightly smaller guage wire and less shielding to boot) and got better results. However, my best results by far are with a 0.5m AQ WEL Signature LP phono cable (optimized for low capacitance phono applications). I’ve also tried the Bob’s Devices custom cables, 0.7m, both copper and solid silver versions - these have good performance (particularly the silver), but are more on the level of the 0.5m Niagara, still short of the WEL LP.

The problem I have is that the WEL LP is quite spendy, and I want a 2nd good SUT cable for a 2nd arm & SUT setup. Looking for more reasonably priced options. I’ve had excellent results with a Synergistic Research Foundation phono cable on a tonearm (DIN plug), and wonder how a short all-RCA run of it might do off a SUT (also interested in the Atmosphere X series). Any experience with SR or other cables off a SUT would be appreciated!

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@mulveling I have tried numerous interconnects within my system and have had a very tight focus on the Vinyl Chain from Cart' Tag Wire through to Phon'.

After trying  many Cables and then commencing in a investigation of Wire Types.

I urge you to look into a Cable that has a PC Triple C Wire or a D.U.C.C Wire. 

With your willingness to trial and compare, I think this will be a great addition and very very worthwhile to add to your trials.

At first I thought I was over rating the positive influence I was being met with, but after loaning the Cables in both PC, 5 Pin DIN Phono and RCA Phono, the responses from others has pretty much proven to myself, these cables are adding extra in a very attractive way.

I am now working with a few friends to produce and Internal Tonearm Wire in both Wire Types, as well as the RCA and Later on XLR Cables in PC Triple C to be used upstream of the Phonostage.     

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