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Question, request and maybe a challenge for mr. Caelin Gabriel.
Goodday mr. Gabriel,
I’m in the market for a phonocable. Yes, i’m going vinyl. It has been a long time, 30 years or something, but the seed has been sowed and something beautiful is blooming. I would very much like to purchase a Shunyata phonocable, i’m thinking Alpha. My turntable is the EAT (European Audio Team) C-Sharp. It is a wonderful turntable and very popular in Europe. It has a 5 pin tonearm output. I don’t see any Shunyata phonocables on the website with 5 pin DIN connectors, only RCA. Is it possible to order (now or in the future) a phonocable with a 5 pin DIN connector? (I am not in a hurry; i have patience) Otherwise i have to go to Audioquest or MIT. And i’m sure you don’t want that. Another question. At the moment i’m using a very simple phonostage with the standard EAT phonocable. In the near future i would like to upgrade to a “real” phonostage. Simaudio or maybe Pass Labs. They are both fully balanced differential designs with both RCA and XLR inputs. Would there be a benefit in using the XLR input over the RCA input? In other words; should i request a Alpha phonocable with 5 pin DIN to RCA connector or a Alpha phonocable with 5 pin DIN to XLR connector? I hope you will consider thinking about such a cable. I know lots of people will be eager to use it. Thank you for your time and products. Sander Lith from the Netherlands. Last edited by sander; 05-17-2019 at 06:36 AM. |
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I faced this same issue last year, looking for a replacement phono cable for my SME V tonearm. I contacted Shunyata, & was told that there was no phono DIN option, & that there were no plans to offer one in the future. I ended up going with an Audience AU24 SX DIN phono cable instead. (I can't comment on the sound of the cable, as a household mold disaster has prevented me from using my system since then...)
If you go with an Audience, be aware that they come in low- & high- impedance versions to match your phono cartridge. The Pass Labs phono stages only have unbalanced inputs, so I can't help there, but I would expect a properly-designed balanced cable to be an advantage with the low-level signal from a phono cartridge... _____ SOTA Cosmos (vacuum, Electronic Flywheel), SME V, Koetsu Rosewood Signature Esoteric X-05 SACD player, Alesis ML-9600 mastering CD burner, Nakamichi 700 ZXE Cassette Deck! Pass Labs XP-15 phono stage Pass Labs XP-30 & Hovland HP-100 preamps Edge G8+ laser-biased monoblocks & Classé M-700 monoblocks Rockport Atria v1 & Infinity IRS Beta Speakers Revelation Audio Labs 'Passage' CryoSilver Reference DualConduit DB-25 umbilical cables for Pass preamp Audience AU24 SX phono, MIT Shotgun ICs & SCs Shunyata Denali 6000T, Shunyata Alpha NR, Delta NR, Viper Ztron, Venom HC & Harmonic Technology PCs Audio Magic Super Fuse Bees Wax Ultimate, Synergistic Research Blue & Black, Hi-Fi Tuning, fuses Klaudio LP200 ultrasonic RCM Last edited by Crumhorn; 05-17-2019 at 10:59 PM. |
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Yep, I have the same issue as Crumhorn with my SME V arm, too. Need a 90° DIN for the arm-end. Would love to be able to use a Venom-class cable if a 90° DIN were available.
I think I am going to have to go with a Cardas Clear Cygnus cable with a Cardas 90° DIN plug. But I'd still prefer to use a Shunyata cable! PS: I have a Koetsu also, an Urushi Vermilion.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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