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McIntosh MR71 Cable Binding Advice

I love this tuner but it lacks the jacks to handle today's heavy cables. I've been using a set of Cardas interconnects and wound up with a cracked solder connection. The Cardas plugs grab the jacks with a death grip and then there's the cable weight.

Has anyone modified the RCA jacks or can anyone recommend a suitable cable?
kennythekey
audiofeil
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I have 2 Mac tuners and there is no reason to use "today's heavy cables".

There are dozens of good choices, all of which don't look like fire hoses.
kennythekey OP
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Thanks for the response Audiofeil.

I realize that this may be the case and was looking for a more specific recommendation from those who have experience with this tuner.
audiofeil
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I own the 71 and 77.

Don't overthink this issue.

There are plenty of interconnects that will do the job; in general, cables are more alike than different.
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