Russ Andrews TT-2 Phono Interconnect Cable

January 13, 2022

RUSS ANDREWS TT-2 PHONO INTERCONNECT CABLE LAUNCHED

Russ Andrews has launched the Russ Andrews TT-2 Phono Interconnect cable for turntables equipped with phono socket outputs.

The Russ Andrews TT-2 Phono Interconnect cable combines the Kimber braided cable design with those of an outer screen, to minimise hum pick up.

RUSS ANDREWS TT-2 PHONO INTERCONNECT CABLE

The Russ Andrews TT-2 phono interconnect cable was created following on from the Russ Andrews TT-1 cable, which is a coax design and in part based around the wire used in the Kimber Select range. TT-2 is a more traditional braided Kimber design, made using three woven Teflon-insulated pure copper conductors per channel, around which a high-performance Kimber screen is fitted. The screen is connected in a very specific manner, which Russ tells us “dramatically reduces noise pick up and prevents hum”.. TT-2 is terminated with Kimber’s UltraPlate™ RCA connectors.

TURNTABLES

“The turntable cable is the one cable in a HiFi system that must be screened to prevent pick up of hum, which is a potential problem with all cartridges, but more common with the moving magnet designs often fitted to lower and mid-priced turntables,” explains Russ Andrews, chairman and technical director.

“We’ve seen more and more turntable manufacturers moving away from hard-wired interconnects and fitting phono sockets to their products, specifically on lower-priced and mid-range turntables,” says Russ. “This is great, as it gives people the opportunity to use a higher performance cable to connect to the phono stage in their HiFi system, previously just the domain of high-end turntable users”.

GROUNDING WIRE

The TT-2 is supplied with a spade terminated grounding wire of the same quality as the Kimber wire used in the main cable, for use with turntables that have a separate ground terminal.