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Long cables from turntable or phono stage

Hi I have a question that involves a compromise. I have a turntable that (for various reasons) has to be positioned a little distance from the hifi, about 4m of cable. Would it be better to connect the turntable (transcriptors hydraulic reference, ADC XLM ii) to the phono stage (moon 110LP) then run long singled ended cable to the amplifier or should I run long extension cable from the turntable to the phono stage and use a short interconnect from the phono stage to the amplifier? For visual reasons the latter is better. Any thoughts?
(Amp is plinius tautoro/SA103, speakers confidence C1 Dynaudio, tautoro is the line stage only version).
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Last night the local Thorens expert recommended I move my Parasound JC-3 to a shelf just below my TD 124. The arm is an SME 3009 Series III with Ortofon SME 30H cartridge. Should I use a 1 meter cable even though a half meter would be sufficient? I'm thinking of using Linn Silver cable.

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Thanks Al. I'll order a kit from DB Systems. The turntable currently has what looks to be a 1.5 meter AQ cable that I understand cost less than $200. I think really good vinyl sounds superb, a bit better than SACD of the same recording played on my Oppo 105 with analog to Cary Cinema 11a inputs set to bypass. The JC-3 also inputs to the Cary.

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Al,

The input capacitance of the JC-3 is about 200 pF. I'll probably use Mogami 2549 cable cut to length for my application, most likely around 3'. I suspect LA Pro Audio can tell me the capacitance per foot. They've been very responsive to making cable lengths to my specification. The advice I'm getting is to keep the cable short without putting the motor of the TD 124 on top of the JC-3.

Thanks for your help.
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Thanks for the link, Nick. I'm going to try a pair of the 2549 Mogami cables.

Al, it appears as though there may be a capacitance mismatch, so I may need to add capacitance using the device you suggested after I install the Mogami cables. I'll do some careful listening first. The sound is superb with the AQ cables I'm currently using, with no HF roll-off or thinning. There is a low level sizzle that I can hear if I put ear close to the HF driver, but not audible to me at my listening position. I hope shorter cables carefully routed will end that sizzle. I think the 2549s are designed to resist such interference.

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Nick, I forgot to ask if you're pleased with the sound of vinyl using the Mogami 2549 cables. I'm close to ordering, but need to exchange the locations of the Parasound JC-3 and Sony 5400ES so I can determine the length more accurately.

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Nick,

LA Pro Audio recommends Mogami quad 2534 with ProFi RCAs. They are supposed to be exceptional for isolation with excellent sound quality. Nearly three times the cost of 2549s, but still not very expensive. I think 2.5' cables are all I need. I've been advised that I can use the existing ground wire. Lifting the TD 124 from its plinth is more than I want to try, so I'll leave that to an expert.

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Nick,

I'm ordering a pair of 30" Mogami 2534 cables with ProFi RCA connectors from LA Pro Audio. They appear to be pretty nice and the cost is very reasonable. I'm using Mogami 2549 interconnects throughout the setup.

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