Cables - one of the most taboo subjects in audio

Closet Mix said:
The shelves are in the middle, and there are drawers on either side - the turntable would be above the drawers. The console is about 96” wide and will have a TV on it, so the TT will be pretty far off to the side.

After we get settled, I’ll probably have someone put new cables on the TT. If it had RCA jacks, this wouldn’t be a problem :(
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KAB Electro Acoustics can change cables or put in a RCA jack.

 
ngower said:
Any say on which WBC/Mogami cables are best for phono applications?
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The Mogami 2964/Amphenol RCA cable has a spiral shield, with a capacitance of 19.8 pF/ft - okay in shorter lengths for MM carts and fine for MC.

Mogami 2534/Eminence Gold RCA "directional" cables are quad microphone cables which can be configured at 97 pF/ft or 110 pF/ft. I would not advise using a quad cable for phono cartridges - stick with a well-shielded, low capacitance coax in RCA applications. The Mogami 2467/Eminence Gold locking RCA cables are much more expensive due to their unusual construction.

For my money, I'd choose a Mogami 2964/Amphenol RCA. Either choice of ACPR or ACPL RCA plugs would be fine; it's more of an aesthetic thing.
 
Angsty said:
The Mogami 2964/Amphenol RCA cable has a spiral shield, with a capacitance of 19.8 pF/ft - okay in shorter lengths for MM carts and fine for MC.

Mogami 2534/Eminence Gold RCA "directional" cables are quad microphone cables which can be configured at 97 pF/ft or 110 pF/ft. I would not advise using a quad cable for phono cartridges - stick with a well-shielded, low capacitance coax in RCA applications. The Mogami 2467/Eminence Gold locking RCA cables are much more expensive due to their unusual construction.

For my money, I'd choose a Mogami 2964/Amphenol RCA. Either choice of ACPR or ACPL RCA plugs would be fine; it's more of an aesthetic thing.
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Nice. I have a 4 foot version I'm using to connect phono out to my integrated amp. Just ordered a 1.5 foot pair to take the place of a 3 foot LC-1 (fine cables, just annoyingly stiff)
 
kvetcha said:
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Maybe old news? Blue jeans cable has a new LC-2 interconnect out. I was in need of a couple pair of LC-1, but ordered these instead.

Stereo Cables at Blue Jeans Cable

NEW (and on sale)! Introducing Blue Jeans Cable LC-2 Low Capacitance Audio Cable​


For years our principal unbalanced audio interconnect cable has been our proprietary LC-1, designed for low capacitance and high shield effectiveness. We've tweaked the design a bit, getting the cross-sectional profile more consistent, but keeping the cable size, conductor size and shield characteristics the same, dropping capacitance slightly and lowering the price to boot. The new cable, LC-2, is now our recommended cable for general audio interconnect use (barring special circumstances and requirements). For a short time we are offering this new cable at a 15% discount from our regular pricing.

The most important attributes of a line-level unbalanced audio cable are (1) shielding, and (2) capacitance. Heavy shielding protects audio signals from interference from outside sources. LC-2 Audio Cable uses a heavy double-braid shield, with one bare copper braid laid directly over another for extreme high coverage and high conductivity to ground; this is the identical shield configuration to Canare LV-77S, which tested best in our review of audio cable hum rejection characteristics (LC-2 hadn't been designed yet so wasn't tested at that time). By shrinking the center conductor to 25 AWG and foaming the polyethylene dielectric, we were able to get capacitance down below 11 pF/ft, much better than LV-77S at 21 pF/ft. Capacitance can be important, particularly in long cable runs, because it contributes to rolloff of higher frequencies. The softer dielectric material and smaller center conductor, meanwhile, make the cable highly flexible and easy to route.
 
mucusoffmybrain said:
Maybe old news? Blue jeans cable has a new LC-2 interconnect out. I was in need of a couple pair of LC-1, but ordered these instead.

Stereo Cables at Blue Jeans Cable

NEW (and on sale)! Introducing Blue Jeans Cable LC-2 Low Capacitance Audio Cable​


For years our principal unbalanced audio interconnect cable has been our proprietary LC-1, designed for low capacitance and high shield effectiveness. We've tweaked the design a bit, getting the cross-sectional profile more consistent, but keeping the cable size, conductor size and shield characteristics the same, dropping capacitance slightly and lowering the price to boot. The new cable, LC-2, is now our recommended cable for general audio interconnect use (barring special circumstances and requirements). For a short time we are offering this new cable at a 15% discount from our regular pricing.

The most important attributes of a line-level unbalanced audio cable are (1) shielding, and (2) capacitance. Heavy shielding protects audio signals from interference from outside sources. LC-2 Audio Cable uses a heavy double-braid shield, with one bare copper braid laid directly over another for extreme high coverage and high conductivity to ground; this is the identical shield configuration to Canare LV-77S, which tested best in our review of audio cable hum rejection characteristics (LC-2 hadn't been designed yet so wasn't tested at that time). By shrinking the center conductor to 25 AWG and foaming the polyethylene dielectric, we were able to get capacitance down below 11 pF/ft, much better than LV-77S at 21 pF/ft. Capacitance can be important, particularly in long cable runs, because it contributes to rolloff of higher frequencies. The softer dielectric material and smaller center conductor, meanwhile, make the cable highly flexible and easy to route.
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interesting....i need to get some more interconnects. let me know what you think when you get them!
 
mucusoffmybrain said:
Maybe old news? Blue jeans cable has a new LC-2 interconnect out. I was in need of a couple pair of LC-1, but ordered these instead.

Stereo Cables at Blue Jeans Cable

NEW (and on sale)! Introducing Blue Jeans Cable LC-2 Low Capacitance Audio Cable​


For years our principal unbalanced audio interconnect cable has been our proprietary LC-1, designed for low capacitance and high shield effectiveness. We've tweaked the design a bit, getting the cross-sectional profile more consistent, but keeping the cable size, conductor size and shield characteristics the same, dropping capacitance slightly and lowering the price to boot. The new cable, LC-2, is now our recommended cable for general audio interconnect use (barring special circumstances and requirements). For a short time we are offering this new cable at a 15% discount from our regular pricing.

The most important attributes of a line-level unbalanced audio cable are (1) shielding, and (2) capacitance. Heavy shielding protects audio signals from interference from outside sources. LC-2 Audio Cable uses a heavy double-braid shield, with one bare copper braid laid directly over another for extreme high coverage and high conductivity to ground; this is the identical shield configuration to Canare LV-77S, which tested best in our review of audio cable hum rejection characteristics (LC-2 hadn't been designed yet so wasn't tested at that time). By shrinking the center conductor to 25 AWG and foaming the polyethylene dielectric, we were able to get capacitance down below 11 pF/ft, much better than LV-77S at 21 pF/ft. Capacitance can be important, particularly in long cable runs, because it contributes to rolloff of higher frequencies. The softer dielectric material and smaller center conductor, meanwhile, make the cable highly flexible and easy to route.
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1.2 pF/foot is not much of a change unless the run is quite long, IMHO. More flexibility is a plus.
 
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