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Advise on Long Phono Cable run

Audio dudes

I now have to place my TT avout 5m away from the integrated amp ( Parasound Hint 6)  which has a phonostage

I currently use an MC cart AT33PTG. I might switch to an MM like a Goldring 1042 or AT 540 ML.


Would this be possible? Are there cables that I could use that will not have too much of a negative impact?

MC voltage is so low
MM is sensitive to capacitance.
Would MI be a solution or same issues as MM?

Please advise.
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I need to shift the TT as currently, it is too low and as age catches up, it’s easier to stand than go down on my knees to change or flip a record.
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cakyol
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Maybe you can purchase an mc phono preamp with an XLR output (Avid does some good ones), place it close to the turntable and you can run a longer XLR balanced cable to a "standard" line input on your amp.
This would be the least noise prone approach.
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cakyol
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@lewm , the phono preamp will be very close to the turntable and WILL amplify the sound to around 1 volt, only then the XLR cable can be used easily to the amp.
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cakyol
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Again, for an LOMC, place a phono preamp close to the table with "normal" connections (about 1m), and you can take the balanced (XLR) output of the preamp to the amp with a much longer cable (10s of feet).
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