litz vs solid

[IZHAKKATZ]

It seems like litz wire is most commonly used
eventhough some suggest solid 0.1mm wire
any takes on the subject?
If litz, how many strands? what size ?
i plan a 4' wire from cartridge to preamp so I guss resistance is an issue.

[EC8010]

Solid core will break. Resistance is only an issue if you have a low resistance moving coil cartridge (3 Ohms or so). It won't affect a moving magnet in the least.

[AudioOrigami]

Originally posted by IZHAKKATZ
It seems like litz wire is most commonly used
eventhough some suggest solid 0.1mm wire
any takes on the subject?
If litz, how many strands? what size ?
i plan a 4' wire from cartridge to preamp so I guss resistance is an issue.

hum may be a problem with litz or solid if you run 4 foot long ...and solid core will almost certanly break as has been said
a copper braid from the botom of the tone arm over the externals -- may help protect and shield the external wires

the sound the 2 wire types offer is slightly differant...and you may want to try both ...solid silver wire is the best i have heard ...but its not as flexable as the stranded types ...so it depends a lot on the tone arm what is the best internal wire to use

28-33ga or 0.25-0.75mm of wire is approx correct thickness
the thinner wires are much harder to solder


best wishes
j7

[Onvinyl]

Hmm,
good litz wire is not cheap. Lots of people make a voodoo cult around some...

You might get 95% of best performance with solid core laquered copper wire, but don't use thinner than 0.01mm with MC-carts.
A lot better than original wire in my sme3009/2.
Make it as short as possible, and go balanced if you (that means your phono pre) can.

try, it's cheap and much more than worth it!
Rüdiger

[multi-volti]

I hope Litz wire isn't made with other than solderable film insulation because otherwise I don't know how you'd strip it.

I used to use a solder pot when I had access, or a hot enough iron, with poly-nylon film. Poor dielectric, but that's what was available where I worked and it was easily solderable.