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Bought a 4002 that was modded to accept phono cables...what shall i use?

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starkiller
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starkiller Posted: Thu, Nov 15 2018 10:48 PM

Bought a 4002 that the seller modded with RCA jacks to accept choice of cables.  Done as per the Belover site.  Would like to know if anyone has a preferred or recommended brand of cables to use or just get a decent set of any brand...

 

thanks!

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chartz replied on Fri, Nov 16 2018 6:09 AM
A can of worms this. All the world’s crooks in there.

The day anyone will prove that there is a difference will win my admiration.

Since B&O use moving iron cartridges, capacitance is not critical. Just use any cable or, better, retro-fit an original DIN-terminated one.

Perhaps not the kind of answer you were expecting, but there you are! Wink

Jacques

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chartz:
A can of worms this. All the world’s crooks in there.

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Hi chartz,

I agree, cable capacitance isn't an issue here.  However, due to the low output voltage from the MMC cartridge, loop resistance of the cable and connectors can make a difference to the output level, also poorly shielded cables can be very susceptible to induced electrical noise.

Hence, no "snake oil" super cables are needed, just common-sense, good quality cable with decent shielding of the signal conductors and low resistance to minimise signal loss.  As always, please keep the cable length as short as reasonably possible (ideally a metre maximum) when connecting an early Beogram to a pre-amp or main system.

Kind regards, Steve.

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Thanks to everyone who has responded...will just get a good quality cable set then...:)

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Thanks to everyone who has responded...will just get a good quality cable set then...:)

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