Vinyl and long cables or interconnects


Right now, my turntable and audio rack sits between and behind my speakers. I'm thinking of moving it. I could set up my monoblocs between the speakers and run long interconnects; or I could move the monoblocs too and use long speaker cables. Right now, I'm using cardas golden reference interconnects and speaker cables. For the best vinyl reproduction, would you use long speaker cables or interconnects? If I move the turntable out somewhere in front of the speakers and to the side, do you have any special placement recommendations? Favorite cables for long runs with vinyl? Thanks from sunny (for now) California. jeff
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jeff,
if your turntable isn't too close to the speakers(3'...4'away from each) than you've no problems and need no worry to use longer ICs.
When I remodeled my listening room I kept the monoblock amps by the speakers and moved the other gear to a side wall in the back of the room. This made a 7 meter run from the preamp to the amps. I had been using a 3 meter pair of Purist Audio Venustas interconnects. A 7 meter pair of Venustas would have been horribly expensive. So I switched to the Harmonic Technology Cyberlights. Being fiber optic, long distances are not a problem. Before I moved the equipment I and some friends did a listening test between the Venustas and the Cyber Lights. There were small differences in the sound, but no clear preference for one over the other. Long runs of Cyberlight are not that expensive ($2,300 MSRP for a 10 meter pair).
Without getting into the particulars (RFI & EMI antennas) long phono cables are problematic @ best.