15 foot RCA cables out of TT with no pre amp?


Im very limited with the space I have. This is kinda limiting me to keep the turntable on a 15’ cable. I’m using a Pro-ject Carbon Debut Evo with an Ortofon  2m blue to an Onkyo stereo with a phono input. Cables are midrange, nothing special but not total crap. Just wanted to get some opinions or suggestions on this. How bad the loss is gonna be if there is any. 
jacquesbarteaux

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That seems a bit too long.  Typically 5 feet is considered max, especially if you are using an MC but you are ok with Ortofon Blue since it is an MM cartridge.

The MOST important factor in a phono cable is the shielding and the extra capacitance.  When it is too long, the extra capacitance may cause it to increase the high frequency response (treble) to a point where it may be noticeable.  

Voltage loss is not going to be too much of an issue since there is virtually no current flowing in the wire, since the input impedance of an MM phono amp is about 47k and a few extra ohms from the cable will not make that much of a difference.

However, try it and if it sounds ok, you are done, if not, try and keep it shorter.