If you are going to re-wire the phono cable, it is best to do the entire job, from headshell to RCA plugs, all in one run. As Viridian says, breaks in the tonearm cable are bad. There are a number of companies that make full re-wire kits that have no breaks, and are continuous from the cartridge all the way to the preamp. Incognito is one of these companies. It is quite a job to re-wire an arm, and it takes some expertise and patience. If your arm already has a connector at the base of the arm post, there are cables from Cardas and Audience, and others, that have these connectors. They could provide better performance than stock. You should use cables that are specifically made for phono cables, because of shielding, inductance, and capacitance requirements on the low level cartridge signals.
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