2. analog
  3. 130213-5377

Vintage DIN phono cables, any good?

The question is about old DIN tonearm phono cables for the top of the line vintage Japanese tonearms. 
I wonder how good those old cables are compared to the mid priced new cables ?

For example an old Audio Craft, SAEC, Fidelity Research, SONY  cables made for their top of the line tonearms are good? It's easy to replace an old RCA connectors, but what about the cables? Some of them are silver and must be a good quality. 

Any thoughts? 
Thanks 
128x128chakster
downunder
1,329 posts
 
It depends.
I have PIoneer Exclusive P3 and P10 and both din to rca tonearm cables sounded excellent.  I had to go to Nordost Tyr and Valhalla to better the sound.

recently technics SL1000mk3D - the tonearm cable is very ordinary and beaten by $3-400 tonearm cables.


lewm
13,110 posts
 
The Kenwood L07J tonearm on my L07D turntable pretty much mandates that you use its supplied cables, because of the one-off connector built into the base of the L07J.  Inside is what Kenwood deemed to be state of the art Litz-type wire, in around 1980.  It certainly seems OK, but I plan to bypass the whole shebang by running wires from the phono direct to the cartridge.  I never did care much for Litz wire; it tends to homogenize the sound so everything is "nice".
karl_desch's avatar
karl_desch
437 posts
 
Interesting question.  I just purchased a FR-64S from the original owner who still had the straight DIN RCA cable. I will listen to it compared to the my Audioquest Leopard cable.  
More to discover