How will XLR cables vs RCA effect a phono pre


I have an TNT V with SME IV type 6 tonearm with a Sumiko Sho cartridge that is a high output at 47K ohms and the output voltage is 2.3 mV. I have had to move my turntable so the cable going to ARPH3SE is one meter, but the cable going to Krell Pre-Amp needs to be 2m. If I were to upgrade to another phono pre-amp, would I be better off looking for one with XLR connections? I notice that there are not a lot of phono-pre that have XLR. Why is this? Would I be better off with a battery pre that seems to be very quiet or bite the bullet and look at BAT or similar? Can someone explain the difference between using RCA or XLR cables on a turntable and phono pre-amp? Any help greatly appreciated.
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Now if you are thinking on a phono stage change IMHO it will be a good time to eliminate those IC ( cables ) that makes a cartridge signal degradation and buy a fully balanced active gain Phonolinepreamp ( integral unit ).

It just so happens that Raul and his partner make and sell exactly such a unit. Raul prefers not to add any manufacturer's disclaimer when offering his opinions in certain areas. I'm just trying to be nice and help him out.

This phono cartridge, balanced vs. single-ended debate has been discussed before. It is another one of those issues where folks just have to decide for themselves. Even with long runs between other components in a system you may not hear any difference.

But as to the original question. No, just changing the phono cables from se to xlr will not do much if anything.