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IC cable to address RF coming from nearby FM station

Hello,

I'm looking for a good interconnect (balanced)  cable to try to suppress RF coming from a radio station a mile away. I've read herein that Canare Stargard makes such a cable, but I haven't been able to find a retail outlet for the Canare brand.

Thanks, Phil

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@converge

Just out of curiosity, is it an AM or FM station you're having a problem with? Is this a stereo pair of balanced cables giving you RF in both channels (or just one cable)? Are you actually hearing the radio station through your speakers? Are the cables feeding power amps? Do the devices that are interconnected have XLR ins and outs that you're using, and you're not converting balanced cables to RCA ins and outs? I'm a Radio Broadcast Engineer, and have dealt with this type of problem for decades. Maybe I can help. 

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Process of elimination: 1) have you tried a different phono stage 2) have you tried a different phono cartridge 3) have you tried a different set of phono cables; and if so, are the results the same? 

These tonearm cables are integral with the tonearm and are terminated with XLR connectors. They feed directly into an outboard phono stage.

...like within 3 feet of the turntable? The output of the phono stage is balanced XLR, and the 18' XLR cables feed a pre-amp input from the phono stage output? What phono stage are you using? 

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