SL1200GAE New Tonearm


Want to change the stock arm. Looking at a triplaner 9" vii any other one around $3500 new used . No preferences in particular.
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If we have to rewire Technics GAE tonearm or Technics 10.5 on SL1000R then i don't know what to say ... Why shall we rewire reference tonearm from Technics made today for audiophiles  ??? 

It make sence to rewire an old SL1210mkII, but a brand new GAE ???   
I put a Jelco 750D on my 1210Mk5.  Decent improvement.  I also put an Origin Live Conqueror on of my 1210 Mk5g.  Waste of time.  Standard arm superior.
I like the look of the brand new Jelcos.  Visually they will fit with the iconic Technics look and I can only imagine they will be better than the older Jelcos that were decent.
@chakster Because silver wire makes a significant improvement on small signal level phono. 
Silver or Copper it is all depends on individual preferences, there no absolute. I've tried Silver Van Den Hul on my old EPA-100, but i use copper since that on all my tonearms. Also what's the point to use Silver inside the tonearm tube if the external cable is copper? 

Cardas or Discovery thin and flexible tonearm wires have the best value. Zu Audio Mission Phono RCA copper from ebay has amazing value. 

Also no problem with stock wire inside some nice vintage tonearms. 
  
@chakster Cardas was the worst wire out of any I've tried, IMO. Just lazy and indistinct sounding. van den hul MCS150M is my favorite. 

Just because the tonearm cable is copper, it doesn't mean that the silver tonearm wire portion will not have a positive impact. From my experience, it has a very big impact. 

I use silver plated van den Hul 501 DIN to RCA tonearm cable, comes stock with SME. So far I haven't found anything better.

For removable cartridge leads, I've settled on Ortofon LW 800 S, which is a mixture of solid silver strands and silver plated copper. 

I don't use silver anywhere else in the system as it becomes overwhelmingly too much. I find copper to be better. 
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