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Phono cable, are they really different?

Going to VPI from SME, will need some RCA to connect from junction box to phono stage.

Was thinking of using a spare pair of Audience AU24 I have since used phono cable are not common and usually pricey. Are phono cables really constructed differently and if so what's the difference? Will I be better off building myself a pair instead of using a regular RCA cable?

What do all of you VPI owners use? Anyone compared both and heard any difference?
semi
piet
31 posts
 
IMHO, one really great RFI shielded cable is Ortofon, blue cable with N8 copper wiring....

BTW, I use this with Ortofon Rohmann and Holfi Battriaa SE.
fcrowder
191 posts
 
Yes, they can make a significant difference. Although I am not generally a Nordost fan, their dedicated phon cable using their Valhalla interconnect is exceptional.
robm321
932 posts
 
I would assume that VPI wants people to use their cable which is made by Discovery Cable (I think).

Just like Dell selling their monitors, but not wanting you to know that they are just Sony monitors with the Dell name.

That would be my guess.
armstrod
613 posts
 
Is the VPI pretty much the least expensive RCA-RCA phono cable out there? I've just picked a used Well Tempered Record Player, so I'm in the market for a cable. I'll be using it with a Denon 103R and, while I want something of good quality, even the $200 VPI cable is more than 10% of my system cost just for that cable alone. Is there anything made by Signal/Blue Jean/Speltz or something else in that $100 price range that would be suitable?
semi OP
649 posts
 
Well, I just got words from Pure Note this morning my Cerulean, a great cable by the way, is not designed for phono application. My table is not here yet, so I can't experiment with my Audience or Pure Note.

Like Rello suggested, AQ with DBS should be a good choice. I wonder what else is out there without costing an arm and a leg, say $500 or less used?
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