How important is the cable between the SUT and phono pre?
I know when using a cable between a MM cartridge and the phono pre it's very important to take into account the capacitance of the cable for cartridge loading.
I don't recall seeing a discussion on the importance of using low capacitance cables between a SUT and phono pre.
I picked up a Denon Au-340 to replace my Denon AU-320 in my system and the AU-320 has built in cables that run to the phono pre, hence my question.
Is there a way to figure out the capacitance requirement for this cable or is it not that important? Will a good shielded cable work fine?
I don't want suggestions on some high dollar cables, that will never happen. I have about 15 or 20 pairs of cables that I picked up over the years, I can always go through the pile and measure the capacitance if necessary.
Thanks
BillWojo
@billwojo , The single most important factor is to keep the cable as short as possible. I would use a high bandwidth balanced cable like Canare Da206. I use Sowter transformers which I mounted inside the phono stage with a switch to go back and forth between MM and MC. Doing this depends on how much real estate is available inside the phono stage. The transformers are very small. https://www.sowter.co.uk/acatalog/E_A_Sowter_Ltd_PHONO_CARTRIDGE_TRANSFORMERS_30.html |
