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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
mwoh419
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To those recommending Blue Jeans cable for TT's...

They are a decent cable... but for the next step up, for not much more money I would recommend trying the Analysis Plus Oval One.

To my ears it was a definite upgrade.
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harrylavo
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Assuming the turntable cable is hard wired and not a plug-in, buy a decent "audiophile," short (.5m orr 1m) cable and some gold-plated joiners and try them.  You will either hear a diminishment or not.  Don't assume the worse.  If you are using a MM, you may.  If you are using an MC cartridge, you probably will not.
craigert OP
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I used my own cables to extend the TT cable as well as purchased RCA cables. They both resulted in noise and hum in the phono stage of my Marantz. 
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stringreen
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I wouldn't use longer cables from phono to pre.  Get the Marantz closer.
mwoh419
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Is this the first time you have hooked up the table... or possibly the first time to the Marantz?

Sounds like bad ground, or dirty/loose connection.

 Try this for a read:

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/rega-planar-2-ground-hum.192497/
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