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where to get AudioNote wires

Hi,
I am looking for AudioNote wire (for arm rewire project) and following another thread
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1271524765&openflup&8&4#8

but AudioNote.com doesn't list any distributors in the US. Anybody knows a place where I can get AudioNote wires from
?
Thank you
avs9
frogman
7,497 posts
 
Audio Federation Inc. is the US (North America) distributor as
listed on the AN website. I have dealt with Neli and she is great to deal with. Contact her at
mike&neli@audiofederation.com
philjolet's avatar
philjolet
2,306 posts
 
also, have you tried Nick Gowan?

http://tsound.com/
lewm
13,515 posts
 
I purchased some from a company in the UK direct to my home in the US. Just google "Audio Note silver tonearm wire", or something like that. Finding it was not a problem. Trying to use the stuff IS a bit of a problem; it is amazingly thin silver Litz wire (a good news/bad news type of thing) and therefore very easy to damage. I am in the midst now of deciding whether I dare to try to thread it through a braided copper shield; the cut ends of the metal braid are very likely to tear the very fragile insulation, if not also to break one or more of the leads. Some others whom I trust swear by the Ikeda silver tonearm wire, which looks to be easier to work with.
avs9 OP
72 posts
 
Thank you everybody, the list is there, my fault, I just didn't see the 'if' in
'if not mentioned below' on the AN site!
I never did play with silver wiring before sticking to the idea that the copper would give more 'presence', I am going to try silver this time after I looked over what other people saying here (I am gonna do 'copper backup' though :)
Best Regards
Anatoliy
frogman
7,497 posts
 
Lewm, have you considered running it first through small diameter Teflon tubing, as used to insulate capacitor leads, then through the copper braid? That is what I did with my continuous run tonearm wiring (except for the short section where it needs to be flexible, of course). It works very well that way.
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