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Do you need to rewire tonearm speaker wire?

By Scarlett Howard

Do you need to rewire tonearm speaker wire?

The best clips are made by Clearaudio. By possible rewire one need to asses the state of original wire. if those are not corroded (copper) then no rewire is needed. The wire myth is not only present by speaker wire but also by tonearms wire. I did the same thing to my Pro-Ject Xtension 10.

What’s the best way to mount a tonearm?

I’ve known him since he was a little kid, he watching his Dad Brooks Berdan (who rewired my Rega 300) setting up tables, arms, and cartridges. One of the very best! The best way to mount a cartridge is to affix the wires on to the cartridge pins by hand before installing it in the tonearm.

What kind of cable is used for tonearm?

Black Rhodium Opera DCT++ With Crystal Sound GN-3G RCA to RCA Tonearm Cable £770.00 Pro-Ject Connect-IT Phono RCA-CC Turntable Interconnects From: £89.00 AQVOX Silver Balanced Tonearm Cable 90 degree DIN to RCA From: £346.99

What should I do if my tonearm is not working?

Try lifting the arm tube in the yoke to re-locate the pivot points – let it drop back into the pivot cups. Then without lifting the arm, ensure you can move the arm horizontally by about 1mm backwards and forwards and left to right in the pivots.

The best clips are made by Clearaudio. By possible rewire one need to asses the state of original wire. if those are not corroded (copper) then no rewire is needed. The wire myth is not only present by speaker wire but also by tonearms wire. I did the same thing to my Pro-Ject Xtension 10.

I’ve known him since he was a little kid, he watching his Dad Brooks Berdan (who rewired my Rega 300) setting up tables, arms, and cartridges. One of the very best! The best way to mount a cartridge is to affix the wires on to the cartridge pins by hand before installing it in the tonearm.

What to do if your tonearm arm is too low?

Check the arm is parallel to surface of record with your cartridge sitting on the surface of the record. If the rear of the arm is too low then the arm can foul the curved arm rest on the lift lower device, so raise the arm base. Check the curved cueing rest drops completely clear of the arm tube when the arm is on your thinnest records.

Can a series 2 tonearm be replaced with a single washer?

For the series II tonearms, if the replacement headshell socket is fitted with the single supplied washer, the hole will be too far back and will not align with the slot in the base of the tonearm tube. A solution to this problem is to double up on the supplied washers which fits between the headshell socket and the tonearm tube.