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In Reply to: RE: Considering a new tonearm posted by tonyptony on November 16, 2014 at 04:56:06
I have an Akito 2b arm as well, with stock wiring. I have been on the fence as to whether or not to have the arm/DIY rewired, or just wait it out and go Linear Tracking (Advanced Analog MG-1, for e.g.).
What improvements/differences/changes did you hear with the Audio Origami rewire?
TIA,
Dman
Analog Junkie
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Dman, I already liked the Mk2, but in my system at least the rewire provided a slight (but noticeable) improvement in clarity and space. Enough to be worth it for me.
I recently soldered (using Kester 2% silver solder) the leads from the arm cable (NOT the DIN plug. At least, not yet!) to my MC stage inputs, as well as the MC output line. I was pleasantly surprised at the improve in focus and lower noise...
Cheers,
Dman
Analog Junkie
Dman, if you're in the U.S. the only problem with the Audio Origami rewire is the cost to send the arm to the U.K and back, and the fact that you'll have to make some careful decisions about whether you want to declare value for insurance. The cost and potential duty fees can add up. If, though (like me), you have some bearing tuning done and some other work, the transit costs don't seem too bad. I did the Linn Swing test on mine after I got it back and figured it was "good enough" when it was still going after 100 swings. :-)
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