pcanis: in an analogue setup i had prior to my present one, i ran a half-meter balanced pair of ic's from my tt termination box to the seperate phono stage and a 7 meter pair of balanced ic's and like length of umbilical from the phono stage to the line stage/shared power supply. my mc cartridge's output was .3mV. this setup had more than enough gain and NO background noise at 10dB greater than "normal" listening levels. i'm not sure what sort of ic's you use between your tt and pre with phono, but it sounds like you may have a din>rca pair. i agree with albert. a 2.5 meter pair should work but i'd sure like to try it out first. -cfb
how long interconnect for MM cart?
I just got a preamp unit that has an included phono section. But the problem is, now the connects from my turntable are not long enough to reach, and I really would like to avoid having to move the tt from where it is now (solid shelf, away from the speakers).
If I use a MM cartridge, can I run 2.5 meter interconnects from the table to the preamp? The run right now is about 1 meter. I have a run of wireworld oasis that I would have my local shop install.
BTW: cartridge Grado Red, BAT vk3i preamp w/phono.
Would appreciate any advice about how I could pull this off. My turntable is in the middle of my "vinyl station": 2 large bookshelves of LP's, nitty gritty and turntable right in between them. Really don't want to have to break up that little nook!
pcanis
If I use a MM cartridge, can I run 2.5 meter interconnects from the table to the preamp? The run right now is about 1 meter. I have a run of wireworld oasis that I would have my local shop install.
BTW: cartridge Grado Red, BAT vk3i preamp w/phono.
Would appreciate any advice about how I could pull this off. My turntable is in the middle of my "vinyl station": 2 large bookshelves of LP's, nitty gritty and turntable right in between them. Really don't want to have to break up that little nook!
pcanis