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XLR vs. Phono Cables

I am in the process of purchasing a new phono preamp -- the reason being is that my turntable is a distance from my preamp and I need a slight boost of signal. The wires must travel about 12 feet from my turnatble behind a television set to my preamp. This is probably not ideal, but I really don't have a choice.

Earlier I posted recommendations for phono preamps in the $500 to $1,500 price range. I received some very nice feedback. Some of the phono preamps have XLR support, while others only support standard phono cables.

Would I be better off buying a phono preamp with XLR outputs, or will standard phono cables be ok for my purpose?

Thank you.
-Greg
fremonthills

Showing 1 response by juanpablocuervo

juanpablocuervo
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depens on the quality of the cables you use.
usually XLR should be better,
but if the XLR cable has low propagation velocity and high capacitance, or bad shielding
vs.
a rca with the opocite, high V.P. and low capacitance ,and copper shielding

the rca will win.
its all relative
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