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Record Player - Phono Preamp cable recs….

Hello all,

 

So I’ve been pushing up the quality of my digital stream, and now I put some attention and love to my vinyl playback….

Current phono playback consists of: Music Hall MMF-9 and McIntosh MP 100 Preamp (Goldring Eroica lx cartridge). 

I was previously using Duelund interconnects, which left me very unsatisfied especially when compared with my digital stream. I experimented with a top of the line anticable interconnect (7.3 I think), which after burn in sounds very good, though admittedly I think I prefer my Silversmith Fidelium RCA to it as it seems just a bit more magical, open, alive, wide. 

So, I am now looking to upgrade the interconnect between my player and phono preamp. If I spring for a silversmith it’ll be a hair over a grand… but before I do that I was wondering what recs you all would have for a phono interconnect…. 

looking for super presence, jazz acoustic vocal strings horn… texture, tone…. Vivid hallucinatory presence… 

suggestions?

 

thank you all. 

R.

whyrichard
ericsch
777 posts
 

I use Silnote between my phono preamp and TT.

I believe they have a return policy. 

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howardlee
169 posts
 

Don’t knock that Blue Jeans low-capacitance cable. It’s everything I want and at that price worth a shot. No longer than you need to.

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richardbrand
1,395 posts
 

@whyrichard 

Vivid hallucinatory presence… 

Magic mushrooms maybe?

soix
11,247 posts
 

If I were you I’d probably just go for another pair of Fidelium interconnects as they seem to be working for you.  But for a cheaper option and given what you’re looking for I’d also recommend these used Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II interconnects that excel at neutral and natural detail/air with very good tonality (especially for a silver cable) and excellent imaging with an expansive 3D soundstage.  What they will not do is add warmth so if that’s what you’re looking for I’d go elsewhere, but at this price if they don’t work out you can easily sell them for little/no loss so very low risk to try and about half the price of new Fideliums.  Best of luck. 

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650236204-acoustic-zen-silver-reference-ii-interconnect-cables-rca-1-meter/

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slaw
26,549 posts
 

I'm not a huge fan of Music Hall tts. So that's where I'd put the $...on a better tt.

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