Turn Table Cable Length


I'm thinking of moving my TT to a new location that would involve cabling of about 20'.  While I appreciate great audio, perfection isn't my hunt.  I know there may be some things I give up and I'm OK with that.  Please share your thoughts on this if you don't mind.

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Which Grado cartridge, and what are the components in the rest of your system?  Thanks.
If you are talking about a distance between the tonearm and the phono stage of 20 feet, that is a very bad idea regardless of what type of cartridge you will use, but it is an especially bad idea for a low output moving coil cartridge. Can you figure out some way to place the phono stage close to the turntable, within 3 ft ideally?And then it would be more acceptable to run a long cable from the output of the phono stage to your line stage. This is not just audiophile fussiness. A 20 foot phono cable will seriously degrade your listening pleasure.