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sleeving AudioNote tonearm wiring

Hello,
Recently tried newly purchased AudioNote silver tonearm wires on a couple of my arms (Ortofon RS-212D and Sumiko MDC800), I should say I was impressed in a positive way. Now I need to finish the project, I am going to install it into Sumiko. What I am looking for is some advise. I am planning to put either cotton or silk sleeve outside, if somebody can share a good distributor for cotton/silk sleeving material. Also, would be nice to read up / hear any thoughts on the procedure. In particular would love to hear opinion whether or not I should apply any extra insulation before it is put into the sleeve. The wire itself is already insulated of course it is not a bare wire but I was not sure.
Thank you,
Anatoliy
anatoliy
ketchup
698 posts
 
Raul,

Audio Note's website shows it as being polyurethane insulation. See part number AN-WIRE-300 three quarters of the way down the page.

http://www.audionote.co.uk/comp/cables.shtml
anatoliy OP
16 posts
 
Des, thank you, I put an order through with them, response was quick, they seem to be nice folks:)
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slaw
21,391 posts
 
Here are some more sources for AN wire and other tonearm goodies:

www.hificollective.co.uk
www.partsconnexion.com
jetrexpro
506 posts
 
This is a very intersting thread. I have a rega P3-24 with an Audio note IQ3 cartridge and a home brew audio note preamp.  Would this wire upgrade expose flaws in my rega/audio note set up or would it be an overall improvement? Thank you
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bdp24
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Here is something worth knowing: Geoffrey Owens of Helius Designs (U.K. pick-up arm designer/maker) offers his arms wired with copper, silver, and cryo-treated silver. He told me the cryo treatment not only improves the sound of the silver wire, but relaxes it's physical properties, making it more limp and flexible, a very desirable characteristic for the internal wire of an arm to have.
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