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In Reply to: RE: Addendum: Consider experimenting with this... posted by Crazy Dave on June 06, 2016 at 13:51:12
Yes, it should do well for a phono-level application. However, if the capacitive loading of a 4-conductor, star quad, shielded Mogami microphone cable is not too high for a particular phono cartridge, it might also be worthwhile to experiment with, since a cross-connected star quad geometry tends to provide excellent hum rejection for phono-level applications. In fact, the new unshielded VH Audio V-Quad cable is reported to provide excellent hum rejection, even without a shield for a phono-level signal. I gladly use a shielded star quad XLO interconnect cable for my vintage Thorens TT, with a vintage Grace cartridge that requires a level of capacitive loading.
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Hi Duster,
I was unaware that the hum rejection would be that significant with star-quad. I should give it a try. My Grace 707 tonearm needs a female instead of a male DIN, so DIY is the way to go if I want toe better the stock cable. I also have a Grace 704 that came without cables. Are there any higher-end cables in a star-quad configuration?
Dave
To the best of my knowledge, the VH Audio V-Quad is as good as it gets when it comes to an unshielded star quad bulk interconnect cable. I recently built a stellar sounding DIY DC umbilical with it. It's recommended for a number of different applications, so it's a very versatile bulk cable design.
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That looks like it would make a bitchin' headphone cord! That is something I need.
Dave
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