SUT to MM cable? what should i get? cable mis-match


So I took thee plunge on the advice of some very helpful audiogoners and decided against the FR step up transformer. I decided to first try out an Entre ET-100 as it has inputs for 3 arms with difference impedence settings.

My question is this, having regard to the arms and cables i have acquired. I have a :

- HELIUS OMEGA with a silver cryo cable which goes from tags to plugs.
- FR64
- Moerch DP6
- SONY PUA7
- Mission/Jelco
I have a few different cables available to me:
1. Nordost Tyr
2. Cardas Golden Reference
3. TCI
4. Townshend

What kind of cable do i need from SUT to mm stage - tonearm cable? normal shielded interconnect?

Silver or copper? - length? Any specific specs - ie low capacitance???
lohanimal

Showing 5 responses by nandric

I think you made wrong decision. Depending from impedance
of the used carts you should chose for FR low, mid or high
SUT's versions . Those are ''purist'' in the sense that no
additional soldering points or switches are used. All those
switches have aluminum parts in the signal path.
By FR kinds one need only to check output cables and replace
them if corroded.
Raul mentioned this many times.  
lohanimal, you are confusing different impedances with different
TT's. Different impedances are meant for  cartridges with
different impedances. Say low ,mid , an high impedance carts .
Not for different TT's.  The switch on your SUT is meant to switch
between carts with different impedance. 
lohanimal, Well I owned FR- frt 3 and 5 with switches. By inspecting
their inside construction I have seen more soldering points then
by any tonearm with removable headshell.  What is more I got advice
from our ''old member'' Dertonarm who preferred FR ''everything''
above any other products. He advised FR- XF-1 (L)  which he used
himself. But my problem was that I own MC carts with different
impedances such that I would need all 3 (+ m and h kinds) . 
I also own Kiseki step-up (low impedance) made by Kondo san
(AudioNote) for his friend Van den Dungen. However I use step-up
only for my Ortofon MC 2000 with 0.05 mV. My phono-pres can
drive all other MC carts . So my advice is based on my own experience . 
 As should be the case with all advices. 
I see your preference is based on your ''comfort'' instead on
''optimal results''. Sorry for my misinterpretation. 
Dear chakster, How many tonearms and cartridges our members
own according to you? ''at least 4 inputs is a must have''? 
Must have for what? 
When I needed to decide which phono-pre to buy one of my
conditions was two inputs for the two tonearms I use by my
Kuzma Stabi reference. Next to ASR Basis Exclusive which
consist of two separate but identical pre-amps there was one
other German phono-pre in tube like construction which got
very good reviews .  I forget the name but there were two
version one of which was fully symmetrical. I noticed, uh, 
''only one input'' on its back side and wrote to the manufacturer
asking ''obvious question'' if they would be so kind to make
one additional input for me. To my big surprise the designer&
owner refused refused to do so. According to him this would
''ruin'' the performance . So I bought Basis Exclusive on which
I connected Reed 3P in ''balanced mode'' with 100 Ohm and
the other , Sumiko 800 in , say, RCA way, with 500 Ohm.
I hope dover will be so kind to again comment on my choice.
BTW my FR SUT choice was based on Dertonarm's advice .
He was a kind of ''our authority'' regarding anything FR's.