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Opinions on best tonearm clips/tags Cardas, Mitchell or does it even matter

I'm wanting to order tags this week. Will be used on a Well Tempered arm. Can you really tell a difference between Cardas copper vs Cardas rhodium. I like how the Mitchell's have a separate compartment so solder doesn't run into section cartridge slips in but they are silver plated may be a good thing or not. Anyone ever heard an improvement on such a small thing. I'm having a hard time believing it really matters, I would think longevity is more very important.
paulcreed
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chakster
6,144 posts
 
For me it doesn't matter, Cardas is fine
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nandric
4,086 posts
 
chakster, Curious statemnt from somone who think that parts
are very important. The most clips  are made from bronze with
an thin layer of gold. There is not much sense in using expensive
(silver) wire for the headshells with 8 of those bronzen clips. 
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Hi,
any phosphor bronze, brass,...with good quality gold or rhodium plating on the tags will do. If shrinked then better for robustness. What matters is the wire quality connecting headshell and cartridge pins. 
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mijostyn
8,570 posts
 
You want the ones that are hardest to break. Rodium plated steel with trumpet ends are the best. I can't remember the brand name of the one I last installed. Always use color coded shrink wrap to support the wire at the solder joint. 
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