18’ of single ended interconnects is a recipe for terrible hum and noise problems. 6’ is the practical maximum length for a single ended run. Do you have the option of running balanced cable?
Yes, the phono run is short, but the run to integrated has to be long and since both devices are single ended, it can't be balanced, unfortunately. I'm hoping a shielded cable will hopefully reject interference.
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