Any good suggestions for phono cable?


Hi guys,

I need a phono cable to replace the stock cable that came with the AQ PT-5 arm. I use the arm on VPI jr. and Grado Blue cart.

This is my very first setup, and I intended to upgrade to VPI MK3, and a better cart when financial condition allow.

I am looking at Kimber TAK Cu now as other cables in my system are mostly Kimber. Is it the right move?

However, is there any good DIY recipy you have tried? I would be interested in building one myself to save money.

Any helpful suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks in advance,

Kent
kentchai
Stevemj, I am surprised that you continue posting time and again discounting the difference in audio connecting cables. If you are a true music lover, why don't you make a minimum investment in some good used wire product and discover the difference for yourself? Measurements seldom tell the whole story, and rarely can they be used to determine anything about the way any product sounds. If you will consider the following parallel, how difficult do you think it would be to measure the difference in emotional content produced by two piano players, playing from the same sheet music, with equal technical skill? Following your thoughts, one might conclude that "dead" strings in a piano are identical in metallurgy, diameter and make up, and therefore must be identical to new strings. I assure you those same two piano players would produce completely different music from "dead" strings" than brand new ones. You are attempting to classify audio cable by its content, forgetting all other things that go into the construction. Unless you are willing to experiment, no one will convince you otherwise.
Stevemj,Get a hold of a Process Control Engineer in a MFG plant and ask him if once they have run cable do they need to recalibrate the run after a few days.the answer is yes because the signle has drifted.If there is no such thing as cable breakin,then why is there drift.To avoid this problem,they buy aged cable which has had a single applied for 72+ hours.
Kentchai: skip the upgrade to MK III and go directly to MKIV, if you can afford...huge difference.