I'm considering replacing the tonearm cable in my LP12 (Ittok
LVII/Arkiv/Lingo/Microgroove+ phono stage) most likely with a Russ Andrews
TAK-Cu. Anybody got any opinions? It seems like a sensible kind of
upgrade, but I'm a little wary of Russ Andrews because he seems to sell a
lot of - in my opinion - snake oil. (£900 mains cables, mains purifiers
etc.)

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Rob

BTW I wouldn't be fitting it myself - the deck's due a service, and I'd have
it fitted professionally then.

Rob Fisher said:

I'm considering replacing the tonearm cable in my LP12 (Ittok
LVII/Arkiv/Lingo/Microgroove+ phono stage) most likely with a Russ Andrews
TAK-Cu. Anybody got any opinions? It seems like a sensible kind of
upgrade, but I'm a little wary of Russ Andrews because he seems to sell a
lot of - in my opinion - snake oil. (£900 mains cables, mains purifiers
etc.)
BTW I wouldn't be fitting it myself - the deck's due a service, and I'd have
it fitted professionally then.

I don't have experience with the cable you mention, but I rewired my
Rega RB300 myself with silvercable by Siltech.
That made a difference with the MM cart I used at that time.
I don't know if it will matter much with MC carts, since the low
impedances involved probably won't allow the cable's properties to
interfere with the signal.

One other tip: let your repairman fit 2 cinch connectors at the back
of the turntable and have the arm wiring mounted directly on them.
This way, you can experiment with different interlinks yourself btw.
turntable and preamp.
Also, this comes in handy when you have to remove the TT (happens all
the time here g).

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Vacuum Audio Consultancy