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Tonearm rewiring

Hi folks,
Learned the hard way yesterday that you must be very - very - careful with the leads heading into your cartridge. As I was trying to unhook a Goldring Elite, I stripped one of the wires out of the clips.
Not good, but I was thinking before that of getting my tonearm rewired. I have a Music Hall MMF 7.3 with a Pro-Ject 9cc tonearm.
This development accelerates my timing.
Who's good out there? Who would you recommend for rewiring? I did a search and some results are older, so I'm looking for some current information.
Appreciate your advice, as I drown my sorrows in a good drink.


arcamguy
arcamguy OP
83 posts
 
@jbny unfortunately I don't know how to solder.

@rauliruegas my plan is to send the 7.3 to Audio Element in Pasadena; they'll be rewiring my TT, and upgrading my cartridge.

Everybody, thanks for your input; appreciate it.
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bdp24
9,788 posts
 
@arcamguy, excellent! Brian Berdan at Audio Elements is not only a great technician, he's a great guy. I've known him since he was a little kid, he watching his Dad Brooks Berdan (who rewired my Rega 300) setting up tables, arms, and cartridges. One of the very best!
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stringreen
6,468 posts
 
The best way to mount a cartridge is to affix the wires on to the cartridge pins by hand before installing it in the tonearm.  Using this method you can gently slide on the pins and not tare them with a slip of the pliars
arcamguy OP
83 posts
 
@bdp24 I'm really excited to send the TT to them; I'm looking forward to what they do.
Unfortunately, the cartridge upgrade will have to wait, thanks to the "check engine" light that popped up this week on my car: a couple thousand puts the cartridge into next year; in the meantime, I'll have them reinstall the Goldring, which doesn't even have 200 hrs on it. They'll do a much better job than the online dealer I bought the MMF 7.3 from.
Audio Element will do the full Cardas rewiring of the arm, so I'm really looking forward to the upgrade I'll get.






pryso
1,928 posts
 
arcamguy, this may only help you in the future, I agree with stringreen.  I've been in this hobby for decades and never abandoned vinyl playback.  In spite of most instructions to the contrary, I learned it is safer and easier to attach the wires to the cartridge pins before mounting the cartridge.  For me that is even more important with fixed headshells.  And of course leave the stylus guard on until you reach the point of setting overhang, offset, and VTF.

For the present, no doubt Berdan will do a great job.  Enjoy the results.
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