This Canare cable assembly is configured in order to connect a turntable (or tonearm) equipped with RCA output sockets & ground post to the balanced input (5pin mini XLR) of the Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL phono preamplier. Note that in order to take advantage of the balanced mode of the phono stage and ensure a noise free performance, your turntable/tonearm should also also have a symmetrical/balanced internal wiring.
The Canare mini starquad is a premium shielded 4-conductor cable.It consists of four 26 AWG annealed copper conductors with Cross Linked PE Insulation and a braided copper shield. This is the slim version of the Canare starquad with 4.8mm overall diameter. It is extremely flexible, using fine stranded high conductivity, copper cores and specially formulated PVC compounds that combine to make a soft yet strong and durable outer jacket with excellent flexibility. Handling noise is minimized by the use of cotton fillers. The irradiated polyethylene core insulation provides a low capacitance dielectric. This cable effectively rejects EMI and RFI thanks to its dense braided shield.Canare does not use spiral (serve) shields to prevent spreading apart with use. The braided shield of this cable is more difficult to manufacture because it uses many thin copper strands in a densely woven braid but it results to a very flexible construction with outstanding noise rejection
