Zen & the art of tonearm rewiring

摘要

When we first introduced the Incognito tonearm wiring loom into the UK almost ten years ago, we never for one moment considered just how big an impact it would have! The Incognito loom started life as four continuous lengths of best quality Cardas copper litz wire, running all the way from the cartridge tag to the phono plug, through the arm, down the pillar and out through a 1,2m screened outer harness to the amplifier. Initially designed as a retrofit exclusively for Rega tonearms, it was an obvious upgrade, offering better quality wire, the removal of a total of 15 solder joints from the arm as supplied, and the reworking of the signal leads into a 'semi-balanced' form with separate earth and signal paths. The result was a considerable improvement in the sound quality for a range of tonearms that had already achieved an enviable reputation throughout the industry.