Phono Interconnect

Al thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question and research the cartridge. As far as sound I don't need anything that will "brighten" or liven up the sound "too" much especially in the midrange or treble. However, more extension may help. My speakers aren't "bright" by any means but with analog a little more extension may help without excessive mid or treble energy if that makes sense?

Makes sense to me. The capacitance-related differences I referred to, though, are probably going to be fairly slight in a 5 or 6 foot length, as long as cable capacitance is in the area of the Mogami or Blue Jeans cables. And I suspect those differences may approach insignificance at 3 feet, for those cables at least.

As I said, though, the lack of a spec on phono stage input capacitance, and the ambiguity in the load capacitance recommendation for the cartridge, makes it hard to predict the degree of these effects.

Good luck. Regards,
-- Al

I have the PL Dialogue Premium HP. Before that, had the Prologue 2 WITH the same phono board option.

Considering your level of gear, (and its fine) I found just ordinary $25 video cables used for DVD players adequate(remember those 3 cables:red,blue,green?)The shielding required for video signals ensures quite operation. IMO, spending more for a very subtle, if any,noticeable improvement not justified.

If you decide to go up the food chain with a separate phono, THEN, drive yourself nuts like the rest of us wondering if you purchased "THE" cable.
Just my personal experience, until you start considering something over $500, the built in is fine.

Al ok agree that a short distance should be fairly slight so both would probably suffice my needs at the moment.

I know this hobby can drive us nuts and I am a firm believer that power cords and interconnects can make a substantial difference in sound. However, I'm new to the vinyl world and wasn't sure how much affect a phono cable would make? In my setup I wouldn't think too much (I'm usually wrong lol) because the rest of my cabling is pretty darn good or I feel it is. A local buddy of mine has a high dollar Audio Research system and thinks the Monster phono cable in its own right is good but being the skeptic us audiophiles are I am searching for something that is a cut above.

Tablejockey I may decide to go the separate phono route once I get used to the Pro-Ject RM5SE. Thanks for your insight :) The Jolida JD-9 MKII is on my shortlist.