Cardas Audio Iridium Tonearm Cable - 1.0 Meter - S-SIN to RCA

A Straight DIN at the Arm, RCAs at the Other End, in One Meter

This is Cardas Iridium at one meter, sold each, terminated with a straight DIN at the tonearm and RCA plugs at the phono stage. It suits an arm that presents a DIN socket at its base rather than a pair of fitted RCA leads.

Many tonearms terminate in a DIN socket at the base of the arm pillar rather than in captive RCA leads. That is the better arrangement — it means the cable is a component you can choose — but it also means the plug at the arm end has to match.

Star Quad, Golden Ratio Gauges, and a Jacket That Bends

Fit and Materials

One meter, straight DIN at the arm and RCAs at the phono stage. It suits an arm whose base takes a straight DIN plug. Check that socket before ordering: a straight DIN and a right-angle DIN are different plugs, and neither adapts to the other.

The construction is star quad: four 24.5 AWG Cardas copper conductors, scaled to Golden Ratio proportions, insulated in PFA with a carbon-impregnated tape wrap and finished in an ultra-soft extruded TPR jacket measuring 0.300 inches across.

What Reviewers Are Saying

StereoLife found that "Iridium outperforms it's price point and offers a great introduction to the Cardas sound" — the role Cardas intends it to play at the foot of its phono range.

Who Is the 1.0 Meter S-DIN to RCA Iridium Best For?

• Your tonearm has a DIN socket — rather than captive RCA leads coming out of the plinth
• The socket takes a straight plug — check yours; some arms need a right-angle DIN instead
• Your phono stage is close — one meter is the shortest Cardas cuts this cable
• You want to choose the cable rather than accept it — which is what a DIN socket is for
• Your run or your sockets are different — Iridium comes in several lengths and terminations and none of them adapts to another; the full set is in tonearm cables

How Do You Fit It?

Line the DIN plug up with the keyway at the arm base and push it straight in — never twist it home. Seat the RCAs at the phono stage, check the cable hangs in a loop rather than pulling at the plinth, and connect the separate ground wire.

Pairs Well With

What most owners fitting a tonearm cable shop next.

• Phono preamplifiers — the other end of this cable, and the bigger variable
• Phono cartridges — the signal source everything downstream is serving
• Cartridge alignment tools — geometry first; no cable fixes a misaligned cartridge
• Tonearm cables — the other lengths and terminations in the range

Frequently Asked Questions

How many do I need?

One. A turntable takes a single tonearm cable, and this is sold each.

Straight DIN or right-angle DIN?

They are different plugs and neither adapts to the other. Look at the socket at the base of your arm pillar — whether the cable needs to leave it straight back or turn downward is usually obvious once you look.

Why not just buy a longer one to be safe?

Because a phono signal is the smallest in the system and every extra meter adds capacitance for the cartridge to drive. Coiled slack behind a rack is also an aerial. Buy the length the route needs.

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