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Tone Arm Re-Wire

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I am considering swapping like arms on my JVC QL-7 and while it is apart rewiring it. While looking for another arm on that auction site I saw this listing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUDIO-TURNT...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item20c0286699

Not associated with the seller but from what I can tell the specs looks decent and inline with the price.

Any thoughts?

What's wrong with the wire that's in the arm now?
The quality is probably just as good or better
Does the quality of the rest of your system justify it? (would you be able to hear it?)
I only re-wire if a repair is indicated or if doing so will provide a better circuit or grounding scheme and fewer (none if possible) connections
Like the Incognito type approach to Rega arms

Thomas
 
Thanks for the responses.

Clean&Tight, I was asking myself the same thing. I recall reading something about the quality of copper that came from japan during the late 70s early 80s not being that great. Whether that is correct or not - I don't know.

I am new to the re-wire but have read many good things. Not 100% I will do it but while I am under the hood figured it might help.

~Cheers!
 
Thanks for the responses.

Clean&Tight, I was asking myself the same thing. I recall reading something about the quality of copper that came from japan during the late 70s early 80s not being that great. Whether that is correct or not - I don't know.

I am new to the re-wire but have read many good things. Not 100% I will do it but while I am under the hood figured it might help.

~Cheers!

If you are happy with the deck's performance, I'd leave it alone.
People make all sorts of claims that are nothing more than unverified :bs:
Myths based on nothing spread like wild fire.
Re-wiring arms most certainly can offer improved performance depending on the circumstances, and there most certainly are circumstances where it is legitimately indicated.
I personally (my opinion) don't think this is one of them.
You will learn of some defect or of something that needs to be tweaked, replaced or rebuilt on ANY piece of audio equipment ever built if you spend enough time on the internet looking for things to worry about.
That is a very nice JVC table, don't screw it up with a questionable "upgrade".
I would seriously doubt that JVC cut corners on the cables on a deck at that price point, with an arm of that quality and adjustment(s) capability.
In my view a lot of this stuff is nothing more than snake oil; selling $5 dollars worth of wire for a $100.
And so it goes.
Whatever blows your skirt up! :yes:
My opinion.

Thomas
 
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Got a little distracted with the holidays - Thanks for all feedback C&T.

I read the information about the quality of wire/ copper during the 80s on the cardas wire website.

It turns to the age old debate of silver vs copper - either way I agree with the theory if isn't broke don't fix it. AFAIK there isn't a real way to tell if these wires are an upgrade to the stock.

~Cheers!
 
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