Replacement tonearm cable for Rega Planar 2
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Craig B
Re:trophile
As with RB tonearms, the R200 internal wires are solder connected to the wiring harness plug.
There are 3 distinct R200 wiring patterns, with two having a dedicated ground lead, and the last being the same as RB300 with ground connected via left channel -ve. R200 has two internal black ground wires plus a metal strip grounding the pillar.
There are 3 distinct R200 wiring patterns, with two having a dedicated ground lead, and the last being the same as RB300 with ground connected via left channel -ve. R200 has two internal black ground wires plus a metal strip grounding the pillar.
Craig B
Re:trophile
IIRC, Vic knows his way round both a multimeter and a soldering iron. When he said...
The method used by Rega to wire their tonearms leaves plenty of internal wire to change out an external lead; that is, provided the original wires are either desoldered from the plug or cut off flush at the solder joints.
...I suspect he meant that 'all internal wires show continuity and none have been cut or broken off short'.
The method used by Rega to wire their tonearms leaves plenty of internal wire to change out an external lead; that is, provided the original wires are either desoldered from the plug or cut off flush at the solder joints.
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vicdiaz
Just another analog freak...
Yes, all internal wires (and tonearm cable) are OK. Customer just wants to swap the tonearm cable. Done a rewire myself and it requires tons of patience to get the wiring loom thru the small holes in the arm collar and arm tube, plus the risk of damaging the internal ground cable.
Craig B
Re:trophile
Customer should be well impressed with the girth of the current 'LOW CAPACITANCE - HIGH PERFORMANCE - TONEARM CABLE' from Rega, then.
I don't know if it is the same Klotz cable that Rega first used on RB1000 and Couple interconnect. That was custom branded GY107 which has subsequently been renamed AC110 with identical configuration and specs. Plugs were decent quality Rean by Neutrik NYS373 on the RB303 and RB330 that I've seen.
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foxwelljsly
Me too, I ate one sour too.
I had my very early (Manticore badged) RB250 rewired by Audio Origami 10 years ago when I last bought a new turntable. Silver internal wire, gold cart tags and some nice long Linn tails I had knocking around. Very tidy and still going strong (one case of broken solder on a cartridge tag notwithstanding). I can't say what difference it made as the arm went straight on a new turntable with a different cart, but I'd go straight to them if I was looking to do the same again - although I wouldn't fanny around just replacing the outer cable either.
Craig B
Re:trophile
@vicdiaz,
My sources tell me that Rega used to market the RB1000 external cable (in polybag with pamphlet) as upgrade for RB300. This was the same Klotz GY107 based custom branded double shielded co-axial with Rega terminal block/plug and Neutrik Profi RCAs, as that which was provided with RB600, etc.
Obviously these don't come up on the used market very often, unlike the cast off earlier RB300, RB250, etc. external leads. The fuzzy photo below is from a recent eBay auction. If you look closely you'll notice a typo 'W' where there should be an 'Ω' (or, perhaps it was the accidental omission of '/A^2'?).
My sources tell me that Rega used to market the RB1000 external cable (in polybag with pamphlet) as upgrade for RB300. This was the same Klotz GY107 based custom branded double shielded co-axial with Rega terminal block/plug and Neutrik Profi RCAs, as that which was provided with RB600, etc.
Obviously these don't come up on the used market very often, unlike the cast off earlier RB300, RB250, etc. external leads. The fuzzy photo below is from a recent eBay auction. If you look closely you'll notice a typo 'W' where there should be an 'Ω' (or, perhaps it was the accidental omission of '/A^2'?).
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