VPI hw19jr Audioquest PT-8 arm G-ring 1042 cart

I primarily used the Goldring 1042 cart with the Technics, it came highly recommended by Kevin at KAB and did not disappoint. At almost $400- it was a little more than I wanted to spend initially, but it was so nice with that table/arm that when it was damaged with under 100 hours on it I called Kevin and bought another one. The new table comes with a brand new 1042 so comparisons will be pretty easy. It took about 20 hours for the original cart to find its groove and took me the same to get it dialed in geometrically. I am going to have to pick up an alignment tool (Mint?) and spend some time getting this into it's ideal position. I really loved the Technics so the VPI is going to have to show me something. I will report what I find.

this vpi is a great table, and a more than fine value today.

I was using the DL160 and I liked it quite a bit. There seems to be a better music flow with the VPI using the same cartridge and an Audioquest tonearm. For the new retail the Technics is quite a bargain.

Zen, I don't think anybody answered your question though, about seeking a good Tonearm Cable.

There are of course many Cables out there, but the really good Cables will far exceed your bracket price.

One Cable, that I have never tried, but caught my eye on a few occasions, is a Cable sold by agon member Audiodragon. Do a simple member search to pull the user up, click "items for sale", and you will see this 1.2m solid silver conductor shielded DIN-RCA cable, and it's price of $159 plus shipping.

I know, it sounds almost too good to be true, but an email inquiry might be worth your time, and one of the questions I would ask the seller, is if they have a money back if not satisfied? Hope this helps, Mark

Sorry, if I could read I would have answered your question about a phono CABLE, (I read it as phono CARTRIDGE).

Signal Cable makes a damn good cable for around $180 new. I saw a used Kimber TAC on Audiogon for around $180. Audioquest makes the Wildcat for $75.00 new, I'm actually using this cable on a PT9 and it does an excellent job.

Everyone has said marvelous things about the MintLP for alignment, I haven't yet tried one. I still really like my Dennison SoundTractor that I've had forever. I am going to order a MintLP.

Hope that helps some.