Best mm cart for VPI scout/jmv-9 memorial arm

Why should I not just try these #2680 cables from Monoprice? They are 18awg solid copper wire, 24ct gold plated plugs, and they are shielded.

Why should I spend more?

You need to know the capacitance of the wire, the lower the better. Stay away from standard interconnect for tonearm cables. The capacitance of standard interconnect can be very high and will restrict the high frequency response of your cartridge. Capacitance loading is best done at the preamp if at all. 17pF/ft - 25pF/ft shielded tonearm cables are available from several reputable cable vendors.

If you have to go the ultra-cheap route, use RGB component video interconnects that can be purchased almost anywhere online (including monoprice) for small $. They are usually low capacitance and have double shielding (foil surrounded by braid). There will be three individual wires bonded together by the jacket in a component video cable - just use the ones marked with red and blue for the right and left channel and use the one marked green for the ground (strip the connector off of each end).

Dave

Oh yeah, and break in the new cables for at least 72 hours using the repeat
function on your CDP, preferably with a test CD that has a
"burnin" track. The voltage signal from your cartridge is so low
that it will never adequately break in the phono cable otherwise.

Dave

So to update… I went with the Ortofon 2m Bronze. I'm about 1/2 way in the breaking in period. It sounds really, really good. I'm running it through an Onkyo TX NR905 AV Receiver that has a phono input for mm carts.

I also picked up a Harman Kardon HK990 Integrated Amp that has superior phono inputs for mm and mc carts. So now I can pick up a mc in the future when I want to experience the difference. Can't wait to hook my VPI TT up to it.

Thanks for everyones input I really appreciate all the help.

Mark