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New interconnects for my old Yamaha TT.

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mikey813:
Great job.  ;D ;D ;D

Falcon:
Nice job.

SunnyDaze:
Thanks guys. The outcome was definitely worth the time and effort.

The plastic insulation on the old interconnects was cracking and beginning to disintegrate. This upgrade was probably a tad overdue.

Now if I only had the guts to recap my 504...

schwarcw:
SD,

This thread has piqued my interest since I have a YP-800 with a Grace tone arm.  It also has a big heavy platter, nice thick Lexan cover and sound very nice.  I've looked at my tonearm base.  It has a DIN five pin connector, so it's different than yours.  Alos, you TT feet don't look like original Yamaha.  Have you put on some after market fee?

Real nice job!  Do you hear any difference in the sound???  If so, what?

Regards,

Carl

SunnyDaze:
Actually, I was given this table by a friend whose wife was 8 months pregnant and wanted everything that wasn't baby or busniess related gone ASAP. He got it from his aunt, she bought it new. When I got it, the bearings were VERY tight. I took apart the spindle mechanism and cleaned and lubed the internals. It needed a new belt, and a headshell / cartridge. It has minimal features, and the motor pulls like an ox.

Can you send me a picture of your connector? I'd like to see that. The feet are, as far as I know, what came on there. I am not opposed to upgrading them. That's for sure.

I do notice a difference. I can't really explain it (maybe it's all in my noggin)? I think the best word to describe it would be presence. Everything is more "there". Also, the low end extension is greater. The heartbeats at the beginning of Dark Side of the Moon come out of the subwoofer just as snappy as they do on CD, only with that vinyl warmth. I even found myself turning the sub off on a few albums. For the amount of time and resources that went into the job, I'm very happy with the outcome.

Here are a few shots from the front.

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