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Phono cables/philosphy ?

I have balanced phono cables of 1 meter (Nordost Baldur) I purposely went for the simpler design (fewer strands) because the more expensive ones in the line just seem to use more strands of the same stuff. Brands aside, do you think a simpler (less wire) cable makes more sense because of the low power of the signal? i have seen hair-like phono cables and fat ones and have wondered if driving so much metal makes sense (physically). Since I have xlr to xlr I never found any stock phono cables that would work and only considered regular interconnects. I guess I could special order some. Do most of you running xlr to xlr use regular interconnects? Thanks
sm2727
mosin
410 posts
 
Linked again for ease of access...

http://www.procosound.com/ download/ whitepapers/ Understanding%20Speaker%20Cables.pdf
mosin
410 posts
 
Unfortunately, the link doesn't go directly to the download because the owner's site is somewhat screwy. You will need to go to the bottom of their download page to get it. I am not at all affiliated with that company, but I thought the white paper was interesting.

Sorry for making so many posts to get a simple point across.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
Can you better explain the connections you have. When you say xlr to xlr can you be more clear? Do you mean that the wires that plug into the cart on one end terminate with an xlr on the other end? There are different ways to do this. On my TT, the tonearm cables terminate to a box and I just use regular interconnects from that point on. I'm just having a hard time visualizing how the connections in your system are set up.
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sm2727 OP
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Thank-you for all the responses. I will check the download.
My cartridge routes to a box with xlr connections (vpi)
I will see if I can get a shorter length in my price range.
Nordost told me that the ideal phono length for their cables is a bit over 1 meter. Seems a little self-serving for a cable manufacturer.... They said it lets their design fuction.
Thanks again.
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