I used a Graham interface box( I think Cardas made it), with my Graham arm, for years. I purchased a Cardas Neutral Reference phonocable, so I no longer needed it. I do not know, how much impact, it made on the sound, but I do know, it allowed me to audition, different makers cables easily.
It has only been in the last few years, that a manufacturers phono cable, was different, from his interconnect, in internal construction. Nothing says, that a cable, made for whatever, cannot sound marvelous, in your system, in any application. The hobby is crazy, and only your ears, and your tastes, count.