30 ft rca run too long for a phono to preamp?

Just to chime back in here, I ran a 30 feet RCA Purist Dominus IC from line stage to amps for a couple years and had no hum/rfi issues at all. What people echo from what they have read vs. what they have experienced are very different things. Pushing the requirements for balanced ICs is an unnecessary issue. And converting to/from balanced with bogus adapters will accomplish nothing as well. All of this aside, I still would put every effort into making the current turntable location be a success.

As for Timbernation buyer beware:

Timbernation and

Timbernation Too

Between spotty workmanship, long delays, and some people not receiving their items it should make one think twice about ordering. My own personal experience mirrors that of some of the posters in these threads. Luckily for me I was able to do a charge back on my credit card.

Outside of that the idea of the sand box or alternative isolation methods is worth exploring. A 30 ft. run of ICs is too long IMO.

As far as I heard, most cable manufacturers don't recommend phono cable longer than 2 meters. I would either better isolate the table or try longer IC between preamp and power amp. Phono signal is so low that it is susceptible to noise such as RFI.