Please read the note at the bottom of this listing.
This is a very special rewiring kit for Rega R200 tonearms.
The cable is built with continuous Litz wires from the headshell till the RCA connectors, no joints in the middle, this assures the maximum quality with no losses of the delicate tiny signal.
The components used to manufacture this cable are all first quality:
- RCA connectors: made of solid copper, connector and body, gold plated and with cord strain relief, the strict tolerance assure the perfect connection with your phono preamp.
- Shielding: Thickly braided tinned copper made with Mil specifications assure RF interference-free.
- Wiring: British made 12 strands OFC Litz wires with pure silk insulation for strength, flexibility and perfect conductivity.
- Cable length: 1mt from the base of the tonearm to the RCA connectors, internal wiring 35 cm.
Components are not enough to achieve excellence:
- Pseudo-differential wiring: Ensure the best ground return with maximisation of RF shielding, the cable can be easily modified into XLR connection.
- Hot and Cold wires are installed with strands twisting in the opposite direction to each other for minimising the cable inductance (below the 50 pH, we cannot exactly measure it because of our testing pieces of equipment that are not sensitive enough)
- Ultra-low capacitance configuration (around 65 pF for all the cables from the headshell to the connectors).
These cables are hand-made in the UK and supplied with exhaustive installation instructions.
If you don't feel confident about making the rewiring yourself, then we have a rewiring service available. Of course, you will have to send your tonearm to us.
This listing is for the kit only
We are experiencing an increasing number of users who largely overestimate their DIY skills and butcher the kit while blaming the product for their shortcomings.
We assure that all kits are carefully tested before packaging and guaranteed to work perfectly.
For this reason, we accept returns only for kits before any attempt at installation.
Furthermore, we no longer solder the drawing wire to the wires; you will have to solder it yourself, and you are encouraged to check the wiring prior to installation with a good-quality ohmmeter if you have reason to believe the kit is damaged.
Unsure if you can handle the installation? We offer the same kit installed at a very reasonable price.
Reviews
Quite a challenging project but with patience and time the job is achievable if you have reasonable soldering skills. A vast improvement on the old leads and a must if you are replacing the anti-bias belt. Gave new life to my old Rega Planer 3 which I purchased in 1980.
The kit is well made and threading the new wire though the tonearm wasn't that difficult. I did have to take it all apart again though as something was stopping the tonearm tracking freely causing the odd skip on records. Turned out that the wire immediately coming out of the brass bush is quite stiff and was long enough to catch the tonearm base causing the issue. Resistance of each lead from the headshell to RCA connectors is now 1.3 ohms compared with the 5 or 6 of the original.
This is a quality kit and a significant upgrade with great results. Installation is an involved process but the guidance videos on YouTube are particularly helpful. I would recommend changing the bias belt at the same time, my own was in many pieces!