Al, thanks for the info, that is what I was looking for. It also seems to be an extremely high capacitance cable for use with a MM cartridge ?Hi Wayne,
Yes that does seem somewhat high, and the phono stage or preamp input will add a little bit more, whether it does not have adjustable input capacitance, or does have it and the adjustment is set to its minimum position.
But in your post in the current thread that was started by T_bone you indicated that your Ortofon wants to see 400pf, so you should be fine with that cartridge (and many others). And capacitance generally isn't all that critical anyway. The effects of a mismatch would be in the upper treble, as discussed in that thread.
It's also certainly possible that I'm guessing wrong as to how the cable is designed. But given the two numbers that were specified, 37pf/ft and 15pf/ft, I can't readily envision a configuration that would result in a capacitance substantially lower than what I calculated.
Obtaining a meter, though, as suggested by the others, would certainly be the best way of obtaining an accurate answer.
Best regards,
-- Al