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VPI Scout 1.1 distance from phono-pre

I just received a VPI Scout 1.1 and want to locate it further from the rest of the system. Does anyone have experience with longer runs 5-10ft ? I assume the scout has some kind of amplifier on the tonearm. I know that keeping it close to the phono-preamp and then do the run from there would be the best move, but what if I wanted to run 5ft of cables between the pre and the scout ? Thanks in advance. What kind of cables is another discussion I haven't bought anything fancy yet but am open to recommendations. Thanks !
omoanya
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jmcgrogan2
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I would not recommend a long cable run from table to phono preamp. Phono preamp to preamp is fine though. If you must then you would be better off with a higher output cartridge, 2.5 mV and higher. Stay away from LOMC and long cable runs, that's just asking for trouble.
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mofimadness
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I agree with John that you should keep the length as short as possible. With that said, I am currently running two of my tables with a 1.5M and a 2M (DIN to RCA) tonearm cable with excellent results.

I have almost always had at least a 1.5M or 2M tonearm cable somewhere on my system. Never a problem.
zd542
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" I assume the scout has some kind of amplifier on the tonearm."

No. I think you may be confusing the block with the RCA terminals on it with some type of active device. Its just a clean way to terminate and mount the end of the tonearm cable.
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