Phono Cable "breakout"

Any RCA interconnect can be used for phono, but since the cable is handling a much lower level signal than with line level sources some additional criteria should be considered. Suitable interconnects should generally be well shielded designs, since these cables are susceptible to picking up hum from any electromagnetic sources in close proximity. The cables should also have low capacitance which is particularly important for MM cartridges, since their sound is more significantly affected by capacitive loading than are MC cartridges. The bottom line is that you can really try any RCA cables with your setup and just see which sound best to you.

Since audio began, we didn't have cables labeled for phono until recent years that I knew of, or at least payed any attention to them. I've tried some that friends loaned to me since they're always trying something new. My regular cables seems to sound better than some of the ones that are labeled as phono, in the same price range,or pricier sometimes, from the same companies. Like I mentioned above, try them first and go by the sound. The only ones that don't seem to work is the braided type do to poor shielding I'm guessing, plus some of them don't specs to compare . I use low output MC and MM cartridges. I wouldn't be surprised if some record companies just use coax, standard IC's to see how a record sounds fresh of the press.

I wonder how many companies do use basically the same cables for phono in just a different box or packaging not to loose sales. If they work great already, why change them. Here is an example of what I mean. Top of page ad.[http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?0&1&t2http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/fsb.pl?0&1&t2]

Sorry, thank link takes you to a different home page. Here's
a copy & paste of the ad.
75% OFF - MIT Cables - HDMI
Clearance - Making way for new Packaging
Various lengths. Factory Warranty. Exceeds 1.3c standards. From 1 M to 50 Feet available. 75% OFF ALL LENGTHS! Discount is applied at checkout.