Best Phono Cable for Ortofon MC Anna


Hello there , Im currently hunting for new phone cable to replace my Cardas Golden Reference phonoCable which i have used for my Ortofon A90 cart for 3 years.

As the Mc Anna will arrive next week , i wish i can prepare the phono cable in advance.

My Phono Cable shortlist are :

1. Proteus Provectus
2. Cardas Clear
3. MIT Magnum

System to match >
ORACLE DELPHI VI TT , SME V TONEARM , AVID PULSARE PHONO STAGE , MODWRIGHT LS 36.5 DM TUBE PREAMP , PASS LABS XA 100.5 , DYNAUDIO EVIDENCE TEMPTATION , TRANSPARENT REFERENCE SPKR CABLE mm2 , CARDAS GOLDEN REF IC for Preamp to Power Amp , TRANSPARENT ULTRA IC mm2 from Phonostage to Preamp & all MIT ORACLE POWER CHORDS.

Suggestions are all highly appreciated.

Thanks in Advance.
dreamauduio
I would try Nordost Valhalla over those listed....simply because it's the best this side of Odin or Siltech Royal Signature.
I roll my own interconnects. but I have had some experience with commercial brands. Somehow, Cardas cables always seem to impart the same coloration, to my ears: a bit slow and a bit "dark" sounding; everything sounds "good", but the music does not "jump". If you had nothing to compare them too, you would not fault them. On the other hand, the original Nordost cables, with multi-strands in parallel on a flat side by side plane, always made my ears bleed. (I have never heard Valhalla, and I know they have somewhat departed from their original design philosophy.) I like Transparent, the higher end ones, and MIT TOTL can be great, as well. Since they are both so expensive, I was driven to make my own.
Out here we always end up discussing/recommending audiophile brands of cables which IMO in most cases are voiced. You pay for the voicing in general. If you talk about neutrality, the most neutral cable I have heard yet is Mogami (Japan). Here is a phono cable that is purposefully built for SME and Jelco arms by Jelco using a suitable Mogami conductor:
http://www.jelco-ichikawa.co.jp/e_cable.htm

You can buy them off ebay. They cost hardly anything by but they beat most of the "super cables" we normally talk about. Try it out, not to save your money but to hear a very uncoloured, wide band, clean presentation. It may end up as your reference cable to measure other incoming cables. Just my 0.02.
Good to know Pani. This cable came with my Moerch DP-6 and I have been wondering if I would benefit from an upgrade to a more expensive cable. Looks like I will be trying cables that offer an audition/return option.
Most people select cables as bandaids for their system. For example my system's a bit dull so I pick bright cables, or my systems a bit bright so I'll use dull cables.
The best story I've heard was from an Absolute Sound staffer many years ago who sat at the back of a room at Chicago for a rest. One guy came in and said the system was a bit bright, probably due to the Monster cables because thats what he heard when he tried them. Some time later another guy comes in and says the system's a bit dull, but that would be the Monster cable.
Most audio cables are marketing based products - trial and error production until you get a sound that the designer likes in their reference system - how much gold is in there, how much silver, etc you can easily build a compelling argument for any given construct. It's not pseudo science as such, its more a case of the manufacturer being selective in articulating the appropriate scientific evidence that supports their design construct.
My view is that using a complete front to back loom from the same manufacturer is arguably the best way to truly audition cables.
If you think Cable A is the best then why wouldn't you run Cable A through the whole system.
For myself I only use MIT, top of the line. MIT does timing and coherence better than any other I've heard. I believe Bruce Brisson leads the pack by a wide margin in his research. As well as his own range he has designed internal and external wiring looms for Goldmund, Spectral with their meg bandwidth amplifers and numerous others. This is clearly more evident if you wire the whole system with it. It is not as expensive as you think because I have found the benefits last forever, you only need to upgrade every 10-15 years or so. If you cant afford the top of line, buy 2nd or 3rd generation back top of the line, it usually sounds more refined than newer lower level cable.