Van Damme DIN-BNC tonearm cable
This Van Damme cable features a shielded twisted pair of conductors per channel. The unique combination of ultra pure silver plated OFC copper, and bare copper stands within each of the conductors has given a signature to this cable defined by a very tight bass and full body along with a high end sparkle rarely found in cables of this price range, This cable is being used extensively in phono applications, often re-branded and described as “pure silver copper cocktail” (to describe the mixture of bare silver plated copper and bare copper conductors). It offers a significant upgrade over most stock tonearm cables but it is also considered as a very serious contender to much more expensive high end cables.
Despite its moderate cost it delivers excellent performance and it can be used with both mm and mc cartridges with great results. Its has low capacitance and a braided tinned copper shield with high optical coverage (95%) ensuring protection against EM and RF interference.
The cable is slim (4.85mm per channel) and flexible, suitable for meeting the mechanical requirements of most suspended turntables.
If you wish to add a certain customization to your order, please contact us at info@back-promo.co.uk .
All cables are made on order and we are happy to offer bespoke service. We can produce these cables, at any length and according to your own specifications for various tonearms and phono amplifiers, so feel free to get in touch for more details and a quote.For more custom phono cables by Canare, Mogami and Van Damme as well as our handmade pure silver phono cables please have a look at our other products or contact us at info@back-promo.co.uk
Selecting your product options:
Length: Choose the length you require. The price of the cable will be adjusted automatically. If you wish to order your cable at a length other different from the ones listed, please contact us for a quote.
Tonearm Connector/BNC Connectors:
Tonearm connectors:
BNC Connectors
The choice between a 50 Ohm or a 75 Ohm BNC is often misunderstood. In simple words, in the case of phono applications we deal with analogue signal which does not require a specific characteristic impedance to match the source with the destination. So, one may choose to use a 50 Ohm or a 75 ohm connector without any major drawbacks. However, there are certain details you may want to consider. The two types of connectors have slightly different construction. They are interchangeable and they will fit to the corresponding sockets but good practice would suggest that one should go for the plug that matches best the socket. Most of the older preamps were typically fitted with 50 Ohm BNC sockets for phono applications. Some of the most recent preamps that still use BNC sockets they typically choose to go for the 75 Ohm option.
On the other hand, the characteristic impedance of the connector gives an indication of some electrical properties that are relevant to the quality of the analogue signal. And generally speaking a 75 Ohm connector has slightly better electrical properties than a 50 Ohm connector. However, the real difference is extremely small, especially if we take into account the very short length of the connectors.
The gold plated ProSignal BNC connectors that we use are very well made and reliable connectors and they are very sensibly priced. The silver plated BNCs have an excellent choice of materials and they are high quality plugs. The 50 Ohm version of these connectors is what Naim use on their replacement phono cables since the old nickel version is not manufactured any longer.
Optional ground connection to the turntable chassis Most tuntables do not require this additional ground connection to their chassis. DIN tonearm cables always incorporate an internal ground connection in the tonearm connector. This option is only suitable for certain turntable models that have their chassis (or sub-chassis) electrically isolated by the tonearm mass (i.e. Linn LP12). In such cases we can supply the cable fitted with a suitable, additional ground lead to enable this connection (typically using an M4 ring terminal).
If you are not sure which choice is more suitable for you please get in touch and we will try to help.
Angled DIN Pin orientation:
This option is only relevant if you choose to have your cable fitted with an angled tonearm connector. If you use a straight tonearm connector simply leave it to the default option
Not all tonearms have their pins rotated to the same direction. The pin orientation of your tonearm socket and the tonearm connector will determine the direction towards which the cable will exit the tonearm/turntable. By default all of our angled tonearm connectors are configured using “option 1” orientation as shown in the images, which is the most common. The choice depends on how the pins of your tonearm socket are rotated.
Option 1 is the default option for the vast majority of tonearms and tonearm cables.
Option 2 (180deg.) is the second most frequent option. It is typically used on Jelco tonearms but also on some Audioquest, Audiomods, Fidelity Research and Roskan models.
Option 3 is quite rare but it is often used on some SME tonearms when there is the need for the cable to be routed downwards.
Option 4 is the least common and it is typically used on Graham tonearms.
It is always advised to check your tonearm and see how its output pins are rotated so that you can choose the best option according your set up and cable “dressing” preferences
