Tonearm cartridge wires question


Does it matter whether the tonearm wires that connect to the cartridge pins touch one another or are otherwise "bundled" together as the cartridge is twisted in the headshell to achieve the correct offset angle? To ask in a different way, does it have any sonic effect if they do articulate?
actusreus

Showing 1 response by rauliruegas

Dear Actusreus: Agree with Almarg. Now, some cartridge manufacturers designed the cartridge pin connectors in a way for the connected wires can cross in between to avoid in better way what Almarrg pointed out.

In the other side and due that the wire length is to short maybe you can't be aware of any improvement if at all. This depends not only on the high resolution that the audio system has but the sensitivity of the cartridge or how high is the noise polullation at your place.

In the past the audio dealers always been sure that those headshell wires been crossed in between.

Btw, either with tonearms designed with removable headshell or tonearms designed with fixed headshell the wire pin connectors quality always makes a difference, IMHO we have to have there the best female wire connectors we can find out.

Regards and enjoy the music,
R.