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RCA vs Phono cable

I have a 30+ year old Pioneer PL-560 turntable in perfect working condition (Shure M97XE cartridge/stylus) My Primare preamp has no TT connections so I just bought the Graham Slee Gram Amp2 SE phono stage with a PSU1 (should arrive Thursday). I will need a pair of interconnects to connect the phono stage to the preamp so I bought a used pair of Synergistic Research Level 1 UEF Atmosphere (RCA) 5ft/1.5m Interconnect cables. Then I saw info on "phono cables." Is there a difference? If yes, what? Should I have bought a phono cable instead of an RCA or a shorter RCA ?
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mewsickbuff OP
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My turntable has a hardwired (L & R) cable with ground wire to attach to the Graham Slee’s input. But the "output" cable from the Graham Slee to the preamp is the one I’m asking about. So I'm assuming the "Synergistic Research RCA.interconnect" I bought is okay.
mewsickbuff OP
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Thanks all, glad to hear the Synergistic Research cable will probably do well. Got the Graham Slee phono preamp this morning and hooked it up with an ancient Red/Black RCA cable and it sounds pretty good. Noticing a lot less snap, crackle and pop and better soundstage than I've ever heard with my vinyl before. Bass is solid and deep. Instructions say the Slee will be operating at its best in about a week. Hope to hear a bit more midrange. Since the Synergistic Research RCA cable is "used" hopefully there'll be little need (if any) for break in.

Another question, my Husband has about a dozen 78 rpm vinyls that were his grandmothers. If I purchased a 3 speed turntable would he need to change cartridges to listen to 78's versus 45's and 33's?
mewsickbuff OP
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How does low capacitance effect sound quality?
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