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Best Type of Interconnect for Turntable?

Hi, I am planning to add a top-end turntable to my system, paired with my Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated with the optional phono card installed, and I'm wondering what type of interconnect I will need.  I have ALL of my devices going through one Torus RM-20 isolation transformer, which, if it matters, has a ground terminal (my Diablo amp also has a ground terminal). I plan to power the turntable with the Torus as well. Given I plan to have the turntable directly next to my amp, I'm guessing the simplest interconnect would be a 0.75m RCA.

I see that many brands (Audioquest, etc) offer phono-specific interconnects, and interconnects with ground cables etc. 

Given my setup, what type of interconnect should I be after for my turntable - a phono-specific RCA cord, an RCA that has a third ground wire, or just a plain old dual channel RCA?

 

 

nyev

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ghdprentice
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It depends. I would get all your equipment. Set it up and listen to it for at least 300 - 400 hours before thinking about the interconnects. If you are getting a top notch table… then you have lots of interconnects laying around. Most of my equipment did not finish major breakin for 300 hours and just got better through 1,000 hours. 

 

Then give us something to work with. What you have now and exactly what you are getting… cartridge? Photos of your venue can really help us understand the environment you will be putting it in. There is a place under your user ID to create your virtual system so we can see your space and what you have now.

 

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