turntable, the custom cables must be made flexible to allow proper motion of the suspended sub-chassis. This is normally done by removing a section of the cable’s outer jacket near the turntable.

A custom phono cable using a single cable may also be used as shown below:

To

Turntable

Male RCA

Shield

Male XLR

1

To Phono

Preamplifier

1

Spade Lug

Ground Wire

Spade Lug

Please note that this configuration requires cabling that has a multiple of four conductors plus a shield. If there are eight or twelve conductors, they must be paralleled to create four composite conductors. Also, a short section of the cable jacket must be removed at each end of the custom cable to allow the connectors to be physically separated.

Tonearms with a Mini-DIN Connector

Another common tonearm configuration has a 5-pin mini-DIN connector below the turntable base. This

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