Tone arm cable for SME V

The manufacturers mentioned by rgurney, and almost all others have or can make their cables with rt. angle DIN connectors. I have a SME V and have used both straight and rt. angle DIN connectors with it.

The DIN on the SME tonearm itself is already a swiveling rt. angle fitting, so a rt. angle DIN is really not that important, unless there is very restricted room under your armboard due to the particular construction of your turntable and a rt. angle DIN would help route the wire out the rear.

Either way, always make a one-turn spiral loop in the tonearm cable right after the DIN connector and before the cable exits the back of the TT, to help de-couple the TT from any vibrations that may arrive via the tonearm cable!

The two favorite cables for the SME V seem to be the Hovland Music Groove 2, and the Cardas Golden Reference (not the Neutral Reference). They are both around $600 +/-. If however, you want the absolute best IMO (retails for 3x the price of course! :~) go for the Purist Audio Design Venustas.

Demeter, I would like to do what you did (using the Granite Audio phono burn-in CD) and make (buy?) a male DIN to male RCA adapter, so I can include my Purist phono cable in the burn-in process.

Could you explain how you made the adapter (or where you purchased it?) so I can do the same.

TIA

Neil

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Bob, I don't know the MSRP for a Dominus phono, a Venustas is $1800. However they are both available new for the following prices:

Venustas-$1150.00
Dominus w/Ferox-$3300.00

I'm using a Venustas with my SME V / Tranny W, and the sound is quite spectacular. I'd like to hear a Dominus just to see what (if anything) I'm missing, but up til now, the Venustas is the best I've ever heard.