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Incognito Rewire Kits
High quality Incognito (Cardas wire) rewire kits available for Rega (not R200) and all OEM Rega tonearms such as Moth, OL, NAD, J.A.Michell etc $239, standard length is about 46 inches and fitted with high quality male RCA plugs. These kits come complete with Cardas gold plated on solid brass cartridge tags, Cardas solder, Allen keys, feeder wire, practice wire and easy to follow installation instructions, 6 foot version $339. For a standard length of (46 inches) fitted with high quality XLR balanced Neutrik plugs $259, 6 foot version $359. We also now have a short kit with a 10 inch external cable fitted with male or female RCA plugs allowing you to plug in any interconnect of your choice for only $179. For newer SME, Linn, Rega R200 and other arms with a mini din plug in the base kits are available from $249. Custom lengths and fitted with high quality RCA or high quality XLR balanced Neutrik plugs are available upon request. Professional installation is available for $89 for Rega based arms and from $99 for others plus shipping. We strive to complete your installation within 2 business days! Other custom made kits are available for Hadcock as well as many other arms. Email for details.
A one piece, cartridge clip to Phono/RCA plugs tonearm cable specifically designed for all forms of Rega based arms.
The Incognito cable features a continuous cable run from cartridge tags to Phono/RCA plug.
The heart of the assembly is a solid brass slug, situated at the base of the arm pillar, to which all earths are connected, grounding the various components of the arm assembly leading to a single external ground wire. The
external section of the cable is run through a Faraday cage assembly inside which, protected by a spiral polythene tube, run the left and right channel signal leads. The signal leads are therefore shielded, but held at a fixed distance from the screen. The signal wires are Cardas Pure Copper Litz tone arm wire, connected to non-magnetic gold plated RCA/Phono connectors and high quality Cardas gold plated on solid brass headshell tags.
“The Incognito re-wire kit lifts the Rega’s performance to undreamed of levels. It cures the lumpy, tucked under bass, and it cures the splashy treble and mid-prominent balance. But then I always figured that you’d get the hi-fi benefits. What I wasn’t ready for was the level of musical improvement.”
“for anyone using an RB300 (or even 600 or 900) arm, the Incognito kit should be placed right at the top of your wants list. If you are using it as a stop gap on an expensive deck, then it advances to the status of immediate purchase,”
“If the Rega arm was one of the bargains of a century now gone, then the Incognito re-wire kit dusts it off and sets it up for the one that’s just arrived.”
Roy Gregory Hi-Fi Plus.
What our customers had to say!
Michael…Staggering improvement over the stock tonearm wiring. I think a lot of this is the more direct path, but regardless, it’s truly an ear opener👍. Mick
I just wanted to let you know that after a few weeks of listening, the rewire has done nothing but get even better. It’s crazy how much different/better than the stock Rega cables. The soundstage is much wider/bigger and the
timbre of everything seem much more natural and accurate. Gone is the glare that I was experiencing before! Thank you, thank you for the upgrade! Tracy M.
The WT arm received and installed to my turntable. All looks and sounds good. I believe the sound will improve as the wires is burned in.
A quick summary of my review. I have been looking for almost 6 months to find someone who was familiar with the Well-Tempered Arm and able to fix it. I searched throughout the US. It wasn't until I found Michael web Site that actually listed the WT tonearm rewire. I concluded that I found a good source. I also appreciate the way the connector pins just slip on to the cartridge with minimum force. The pins I had on my previous cable required excessive force that caused the pins to break off. I am sure now that this problem been permanently resolved. Henry R.
I just wanted to write to thank you very much for your wonderful work rewiring my sme 3009 type 2 tonearm for me. I’ve been able to get so much more out of my Thorens td-125. The sound is more full and crystal clear compared to before where I would hear interferences and scratches with the same record and needle I am using now. Im listening and to some blue note albums that have never sounded this alive! It’s a masterpiece that is playing music through both channels better than any other tonearm both new or old that I own. You sir are a wizard of giving vintage classics a new life. The cable and solid build is really high quality. I’d heard of the benefits of having single continuous wire from tonearm to the phono but am now a witness and true believer. On top of great product and service your turnaround time is extremely impressive and did have me back to spinning records in days. I’ll be coming back for more and telling my vinyl spinning buddies all about your outstanding services. Andrew.
Just wanted to say thank you for the wiring kits.
Installed them yesterday at my friend's record store so we could A/B on his Mcintosh powered Klipschorn and La Scala system. The difference and improvement shocked us both, especially when coupled with switching from an ortofon to nagaoka cartridge…really amazing! We then ran it through a dual tube pre-amp he’s working on building to go before his Bozak DJ mixer and bypass the mixer’s pre amp and it was kind of mind blowing! Tom.
Hey there Michael, just wanted to pass along some positive feedback! I’m totally impressed with the entirety of your service. At the same time, I purchased an improved counterweight for my arm, so I’m not entirely sure if it’s the rewire that has provided higher fidelity...but the two combined have led to an amazingly open and clear sound. Lows, mids and highs are all properly pronounced; none overpowers the other.
But frankly, that’s not why I sent my tonearm to you. I was having a grounding issue, and without Rega supplying an external ground wire, I was stuck with a buzz. Previously, I could touch the tonearm or preamp, and it would dampen the buzz/hum (clearly a ground issue). Now, it’s as silent as can be. The only thing I hear is my subpar subplatter (and of course beautiful-sounding music).
Your turnaround is remarkable as well! I couldn’t believe how fast it was. Admittedly, I had high expectations due to all the favorable reviews for BritAudio, but you far exceeded them.
Thanks again Michael! John.
Michael-
I cannot thank you enough for your expertise and skill; even more, your interest in my dilemma. That you volunteered a solution is quite remarkable in today’s social environment.
The RB700 tonearm arrived Monday 9/22 and I managed to get the arm installed yesterday. The mere fact it worked was enough (for the moment).
There are several lps I routinely listen to whenever I install new equipment, so I listened to a couple. The Ortofon 2M Black you connected dates from 2008 and I recently bought a Bronze stylus but had not heard it before the right channel vanished.
Changing out 2 items at once makes it tough to distinguish which is responsible for any improvement. BUT the 2M did not create the dead channel and the sound is a big improvement over, say last month. And the Bronze may take a few hours to warm up but I will get accustomed to my ‘new’ player.
All in all I couldn’t be more pleased and I thank you for your help.
Regards, Joe.
Hi Michael - received the tonearm back and have it fitted. Working great again. Thanks for great responsive service and quality work, much appreciated!
All the best
Scott
I wanted to let you know how happy I am with the wiring upgrade to my RB900 tonearm. It is significantly better - better instrument timbre, transparency and a very solid sound. I've made a lot of tweaks to my system and this is one of the better ones, for the money maybe the best. Russ.
Michael
I received the tone arm, installed it and enjoying our music. A job well done. Thanks.
Saki.
Love the service and will always recommend you as this is my second rewire, the other was an older arm off the p3 and its still going again thanks. Gary
WOW! Great upgrade, thank you for outstanding service as well! Bob.
I wanted to thank you for your quick, expert repair of my botched tonearm rewire. I have reinstalled it and it never sounded better. David.
Happy New Year Michael! Just wanted to let you know that I'm still enjoying the RB300/Incognito rewire project you did for me last March. My Planar 3 sounds super, and has been absolutely trouble free. Thanks again for the great work! Phil.