INCOGNITO Universal tonearm cable rewire kit - Cardas copper

The Universal version of the Incognito loom was developed from the original design which was exclusively for Rega tonearms and their many derivatives. It has been engineered to fit the vast majority of arms that have a removable tonearm lead, as well as those with captive leads, bringing the advantages of a continuous run of fine quality wire from cartridge tag to amplifier to almost all make and model of tonearm available. In its simplest form, where a removable lead is being replaced, the Gold plated 'Star' earth point has been designed to replace exactly the JLS/Din male connector that sits inside the body of the mounting pillar (11mm diameter), being held in place by the same, original set screw that held the original connector, typically removing at least 10+ solder connections and 5 pin-socket connections in each installation, as well as improving the quality of the signal leads, re-routing the ground connection away from the signal path and establishing a 'Star' earth point with a 'semi-balanced' arrangement. Further, specific versions have been designed for the installation of Incognito looms in both Silver and Cardas Copper wire in Hadcock, SME, Mission and Syrinx arms of all types. Please contact us to discuss other specific applications.

The Incognito loom is a unique assembly of Cardas copper Litz in-arm wire, running in a continuous length from cartridge tag to phono plug. Apart from at the start and finish, there are no joints, no plugs, no sockets, no solder connections, nothing but best quality copper wire. At the base of the arm pillar, the wire passes through a gold plated boss that is the 'Star' earth for the whole arm wire system. It then passes into a spaced, screened assembly, in essence a Faraday Cage, for the external run of 1.2metres to the phono plugs (Or any other type of plug, as specified). A 2 wire construction (Send and return) is used throughout, the screen being connected at the send end only, not being used as the return path. A separate earth cable is fitted, running from the gold boss at the base of the arm pillar.

The cartridge tags are Cardas, an elegant design, circular, with separate solder pot and pin holder, the phono plugs an excellent professional gold/ptfe design from DGS.