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SUT to MM cable? what should i get? cable mis-match

So I took thee plunge on the advice of some very helpful audiogoners and decided against the FR step up transformer. I decided to first try out an Entre ET-100 as it has inputs for 3 arms with difference impedence settings.

My question is this, having regard to the arms and cables i have acquired. I have a :

- HELIUS OMEGA with a silver cryo cable which goes from tags to plugs.
- FR64
- Moerch DP6
- SONY PUA7
- Mission/Jelco
I have a few different cables available to me:
1. Nordost Tyr
2. Cardas Golden Reference
3. TCI
4. Townshend

What kind of cable do i need from SUT to mm stage - tonearm cable? normal shielded interconnect?

Silver or copper? - length? Any specific specs - ie low capacitance???
lohanimal

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chakster
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Short, very well shielded with nice RCA connectors is what you need.
Silver or Copper is a matter of personal preferences. 
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chakster
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In my opinion a line level preamp with at least 4 inputs is a must have, then we can use various phono stages and SUTs to connect them to the line level preamp where we can switch between 4 inputs. 

SUT or MM phono stage can be very small and to find what's the best we have to try many. 

With 2 turntables and 4 tonesrms i am happy with Pass Aleph L pream with 4 inputs where i can connect all my phonostages (with or without SUTs or Headamps) to switch between 4 tonearms. 
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chakster
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Inputs on LINE LEVEL PREAMP that can be used for DIGITAL too, not only for analog. I use all 4 for analog only, but i have 2 turntables with 4 tonearms. 

The OP own 3 tonearms, so he could connect each tonearm with separate phono stage (or sut and phono stage) to line level preamp. 

It's not necessary to have a SUT with 3 inputs, it can be 3 different separate devices (SUT, Headamp or Phonostage) connected all together to ONE line level preamp
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