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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

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@jpjones3318 

Don't know if this will help, but resistance is a DC measurement in Real Numbers, while impedance is an AC measurement in Complex Numbers. Capacitance and inductance both have non-zero imaginary components, and analysis in this domain requires Complex Arithmetic and/or calculus on the Complex Plane.

This isn't particularly hard, but it does require some exposure to the ideas.

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