Dear Luis,
First of all many congratulations on taking possession of one magnificent “beast” of a turntable. I’m sure it will quell the desire to upgrade for years to come. :)
As an aside, I note the manufacturer of the Kairos states that they now offer the option of using your own external phono cable via a DIN connector at the base of the assembly. Reason given is, quote, “to minimise transmission of vibration to the phono cable”. (I interpret this as reducing external vibration to the more sensitive internal wiring of the tonearm.)
This is an interesting departure from the concept of the one-piece cable loom. (Clearly it’s an opportunity to sell in-house phono cable also.
FYI I don’t subscribe to single piece looms as I find them problematic in several ways.)
Did you choose the Durand product or go with your own cable?
Another positive aspect of the DIN connector (other than the ones declared by the manufacturer) is that it prevents accidents such as those that occasionally plague e.g. the Tri-planar, where the 1 year old grandchild toddles around into the crawl space behind the turntable and proceeds to yank the tonearm’s “chain”. :D
Later, the poor owner turns up wondering what’s gone wrong with his system and eventually realises the arm pivot is “snagged”. ;)
Not many audiophile have a propensity for pulling on tonearm cables so in the grand scheme of things I’d say it was fairly safe either way. ;)
As you may have gathered, I do endorse the use of the DIN connector as a one piece phono cable is not THAT easy to clamp securely and guarantee the outcome. Dressing of the cable to minimise vibration is something I’ve played around with over the years as it does influence the final sound (and one can easily hear the difference “blind”, even doing comparatively simple things).
It would be interesting to know more about Durand’s reasoning & approach to the subject…but don’t let that stop you enjoying yourself. :)
Kind regards,
Bill