Last question, yes. As in don't try it with your non-78 stylus. I think you can get a 78 stylus for your cartridge.
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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PS. I’d spend a lot less on a cable than on a turntable and cartridge. In fact, you might try this cable if you don’t get a better mid-range with what you have. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BELKIN-Pure-AV-High-Quality-Dual-RCA-Audio-Cable-AV20302-06ft-M-M-NEW/28113... |
the combination of DIN on one end (maybe, depends) and shielding (as noted by Chakster) is the answer. Phono outputs are tiny and therefore pick up noise easily since they are amplified greatly before they go into the regular preamp (line) stage. Almost anything benefits from a Faraday shield, but its most useful when the signal is tiny. But this only matters from the tonearm to the phono stage. Once it leaves the phono stage a MC signal will be ~ 100X bigger ( and therefor 100X less susceptible to noise) and MC that figure is ~ 1000X/ Yes, 1000. The output of your pho stage is, ideally , no different from that of a tuner, CD player or line stage device of your choice. Mostly because it is line stage. You are not buying a phono cable. You are buying a line level cable. G |
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