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VPI JMW9 Sig toneram cables - what do you use?

I have a newly acquired SSM with the JMW9 Sig tone arm. I'm using a Lyra Skala cartridge which has great sound. My phono pre is built into my BATVK300x Integrated. I had a Synergistic Research Kaliedascope Phase one at 1.5 meters lying around. I have been using it as my tonearm cable. It sounds ??? good!! Most likley it's the rest of the set up! What are others using as tonearm cables? A suggection as to what I should use would also be appreciated. Thank you for your input.
zenieth
downunder
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personally I have had my VPI 12.7 arm wired in copper, not valhalla. Only because Valhalla is ruthless on your system if it has any weaknesses.
I do however use Valhalla cable between phono stage and TT and it sounds amazing.
tom_hankins
928 posts
 
I use Audioquest Skys between my SSM and phonostage.
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stringreen
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I have tried Sky and Valhalla, and they are both excellent. I know this is an analogue discussion, but just briefly...I tried the super expensive Audioquest that's much more expensive than Sky, and was mighty disappointed. My wife thought the system was broken...
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stringreen
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,,just another thought... Anti-cables are very thin, simply constructed cables - other phono interconnects are much thicker with a much more complicated winding. The Nordost tonearm cable used in the tonearm is extremely thin and uncomplicated (like anti-cable) - the regular Valhalla is much more complex as is Sky...although as I said before, they are both excellent. ..also note the price differences
mjglo
127 posts
 
I have an Aries 3 with 10.5i arm and Skala cartridge. I'm breaking in Synergistic Research's Tricon Analog Phono cable right now. Sounds nice, dead quiet backgroung, thin and flexible.

Mike
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