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Best Way for my TT to reach my Pre-Amp!?

I have a Rega Planar 3 that sits a few feet too far away to reach my Marantz AV7704 phono stage.

whats the best way to reach my Marantz preamp processor with the short 2 foot phono cables that come with the Rega?

It sounds like rca extensions are going to cause too much capacitance and there is also a difference between phono extension cables and rca cables. Please teach me! 
craigert
craigert OP
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How much will I need to spend on a phono preamp yo match the quality of the Marantz?

For instance, I don’t want to buy a phono preamp and have the sound be worse than having a longer phono cable. 
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noromance
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Try a Schiit Mani from Amazon. You don’t like, return it. I bet it beats what you have now. Let it warm up for a few days.
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noromance
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And use these cables if you like detail.
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noromance
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Or you could use a rewire kit for the tonearm.
big_greg
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Blue Jeans Cables has low capacitance cables and you can order them to a custom length. Phono preamps included in a surround sound processor are usually cheapo throw ins to tick off another feature. I admit to never having tried the one in my AV7704, but an entry level phono stage should easily best it. I’m not sure where you read that the phono input of the Marantz is better than most phono preamps you can buy. That is nonsense. A Parks Puffin won’t take up much space and will sound great.
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