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SUT to MM cable? what should i get? cable mis-match

So I took thee plunge on the advice of some very helpful audiogoners and decided against the FR step up transformer. I decided to first try out an Entre ET-100 as it has inputs for 3 arms with difference impedence settings.

My question is this, having regard to the arms and cables i have acquired. I have a :

- HELIUS OMEGA with a silver cryo cable which goes from tags to plugs.
- FR64
- Moerch DP6
- SONY PUA7
- Mission/Jelco
I have a few different cables available to me:
1. Nordost Tyr
2. Cardas Golden Reference
3. TCI
4. Townshend

What kind of cable do i need from SUT to mm stage - tonearm cable? normal shielded interconnect?

Silver or copper? - length? Any specific specs - ie low capacitance???
lohanimal
chakster's avatar
chakster
6,144 posts
 
Short, very well shielded with nice RCA connectors is what you need.
Silver or Copper is a matter of personal preferences. 
nandric's avatar
nandric
4,086 posts
 
I think you made wrong decision. Depending from impedance
of the used carts you should chose for FR low, mid or high
SUT's versions . Those are ''purist'' in the sense that no
additional soldering points or switches are used. All those
switches have aluminum parts in the signal path.
By FR kinds one need only to check output cables and replace
them if corroded.
Raul mentioned this many times.  
intactaudio
302 posts
 
In addition to short and shielded, low capacitance is critical.  This is a high impedance node which makes it ripe for hum pickup and premature rolloff / phase issues from excessive capacitance.

dave
lohanimal OP
659 posts
 
If truth be told I want to give it a try and have 3 inputs from one device - because i have more than one turntable. My alternative was to by something like a MAnley Skipjack - which remains an option. If i don't like it then it's not so costly and I haven't lost a penny.
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