Incognito Rewire Kit question

[SidZoot]

Hi everybody. I bought an Incognito Rewire Kit for Rega some time ago, and now I will install it on my Rega Planar 3. But I noticed that the thin wires that go to the cartridge don't have the metallic connectors. So where can I find a good quality of this pieces that will fit the Incognito wires? Also, is there a specific name the audio community call those metallic pieces?

Thanks in advance,
Sidney.

 

[Nat]

Cartridge clips or connectors is what they usually are called. I think.

 

[SidZoot]

Cartridge clips or connectors is what they usually are called. I think.

Thanks!

 

[ripblade]

The cartridge tags should be included in the kit. They're not installed on the wires for obvious reasons. If you don't have the ones supplied, quality replacements can be had through Michell or Cardas, or a number of vendors on eBay.

 

[Nat]

You can also find connectors that come from the computer industry, which are quite long (a half inch or so), and while they do fit on the pins, they only contact the pin along a single circular ridge. They are gold plated, and sometimes sold as an improvement, but my experience is that they are very difficult to fit into any headshell. I think they are a bad choice. Simple gold plated standard clips (or even clean rhodium plated clips) are much better - more contact area and less likely touch each other or to put torque on the pins when the long clips are jammed in.