Upgrading Turntable RCA cables?

[Zonker92]

I'm reviving this thread to ask more about RCA cable capacitance:

I now have a different turntable (Luxman PD277), and I'm buying an SAE 1000 E HOMC cartridge and connecting the turntable to my Adcom GFP-565 preamp. (http://www.stereophile.com/content/adcom-gfp-565-preamplifier-specifications).

Any suggestions as to the best cable to install in my turntable, in terms of capacitance? Or should I leave it stock?

Thanks.

 

[dlaloum]

With an MC cartridge it tends to be relatively capacitance insensitive - I would leave it stock...

 

[Zonker92]

Terrific; thanks!

 

[surrealust]

So I opened up my vintage Luxman direct drive (PD282), changed the interconnects to a set of good quality shielded interconnect cables. They are my unused Belden 1505f (versatile video cable - supposing this was perfect for tonearm to phonostage interconnects; low capacitance 17PF/feet)

And Wala! Not only is annoying hum/ hiss issue solved, there was even a tad improvement in sound! Once again thank you for providing your inputs and advice. Much appreciated. Cheers!

 

[Zonker92]

Nice. I may replace mine (PD277) one of these days.

 

[wanders]

Howard (hakaplan) on here has a cable comparison, very detailed. I believe the gist of it is to use short as possible VIDEO component cables (Petra brand comes to mind) as they have the lowest capacitance. On my Technics SL-D3 the difference was huge.

This is good advice, trying searching "hakaplan and belkin" to locate these threads; think the discussions date back three or four years.