Can good IC's be used instead of dedicated phono's

A lot of the higher end phono cables use the same cable construction as their analogue cables with the exception of an external grounding wire and phono DIN connector (if applicable).

If your table has rca outputs, just give your cable a try and make up a grounding wire.

Thanks for your comment Brf: With type of metal makes a good grounding wire? copper? or does it matter at all?

Dedicated phono cables, besides having a separate chassis ground, are usually much lower capacitance than line level cables. The XLO site shows a distinctly different cable for their phono. My guess is that there is less wire (higher gauge) to keep the capacitance down.

None the less, it does not hurt to try it. You may have to change the capacitance setting though.