Thanks Ralph (Atmasphere). That all makes sense to me.
I would just add that the generally unspecified input capacitance of the phono stage will add to the capacitance of the cable, and may also be significant in some cases. In fact one phono stage that I recall reading about (the AcousTech PH-1) has a specified input capacitance in LOMC mode of 10,000 pf! And probably not coincidentally a fixed input resistance of 100 ohms. Why one would design a phono stage in that manner is beyond me.
Best regards,
-- Al
I would just add that the generally unspecified input capacitance of the phono stage will add to the capacitance of the cable, and may also be significant in some cases. In fact one phono stage that I recall reading about (the AcousTech PH-1) has a specified input capacitance in LOMC mode of 10,000 pf! And probably not coincidentally a fixed input resistance of 100 ohms. Why one would design a phono stage in that manner is beyond me.
Best regards,
-- Al