Nordost TONEARM CABLE + User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

ABOUT THE TONEARM CABLE +
The tonearm cable is the most critical and sensitive cable in
any vinyl-sourced hi system. The delicate signals generated
by pick-up cartridges in these systems demand purpose-built,
low-capacitance cables, in order to protect from signal loss and
image smearing. In order to get the most from a tonearm cable,
proper attention must be paid not only to cable construction,
but to grounding as well.
We took all of these factors into consideration when releasing
our Tonearm Cable + line . Thanks to its unique construction and
revolutionary grounding technology, Nordost’s Tonearm Cable
+ is a vast improvement over all other tonearm cables on the
market, virtually eliminating all possible noise, no matter the
unique construction of components used in your sound system.

Connect the DIN/RCA/XLR connectors to the outputs on your
turntable and inputs on your phono-stage.
For RCA and XLR congurations, the red wire denotes right
channel, and the black wire denotes left channel.
1. CONNECTING
Please note that Nordost tonearm cables are directional. To
correctly orient your cable, make sure that any arrows found
on the breakout barrels are pointing towards your phono-stage.
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ARROWS POINT IN DIRECTION OF SIGNAL
LEFT CHANNEL
RIGHT CHANNEL

2. GROUNDING
If you are experiencing any noise (hum) while listening to your
turntable set-up, you are most likely suffering from a ground
loop. In order to eliminate this problem, you must address the
grounding between your turntable and phono-stage. Most
turntables and phono-stages are equipped with ground screws
on their chassis. Connect the Bond Ground Wire (the wire
terminated with spade connectors that is permanently attached
to the tonearm cable) to the ground screws on both your
turntable and your phono-stage. This connection will bond the
two chassis together, creating a secure, low noise connection
between the two components.
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3. ADDITIONAL / SHIELD GROUNDING:
The Tonearm Cable + is uniquely designed with individually
shielded left and right channels, arranged in a twisted pair
conguration before being wrapped in an additional layer of
shielding to completely eliminate EMI and RFI. In order to ground
this shielding, Nordost has provided two Detachable Ground
Wires with every Tonearm Cable +. These supplementary wires
allow you to use the cable’s shield as an additional ground loop
prevention.
Each unique system, with its own combination of components
and connectors, has its own ideal grounding conguration.
You’ll need to gure out what works best for you...
Photo or drawing of
cable in bag
Closeup photo from
scott

Determine the optimal Detachable Ground Wire
configuration through experimentation:
• First, play some music without any of the Detachable Ground
Wires attached and see how it sounds.
• Then, try inserting one of the Detachable Ground Wires to your
cable on the end closest to the turntable. Connect the spade
of the Detachable Ground Wire to the ground post on your
turntable.
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• Next, if you have a ground option on the phono-stage end,
disconnect the Detachable Ground Wire from the turntable end
of the tonearm cable, and insert it into the phono-stage end
instead. Connect the spade of the Detachable Ground Wire to
the phono-stage ground, and listen again.
• Finally, if applicable, insert both Detachable Ground Wires to
the two ends of your cable, connect them to ground on the
turntable and the phono-stage, and listen one last time.
• Based on your ndings, congure whichever set-up had the
least noise in your particular system.
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JAN 2020