Cable length after Cinemag XLR -> RCA Transformers

I emailed Dave at Cinemag to get a clear answer about this because there is a lot of different information communicated in the DIY balanced -> SE transformer thread. He was very kind and informative as always, and I thought this should be in it's own thread so it's accessible and visible for everyone, and not buried in that huge thread.

My question was how long a cable length is ok to use after a CineMag Transformer before you loose sound quality or suffer signal degradation.

The answer depends on whether you are using CMLI-600/600C or CMLI-15/15B. Not all DACs can drive the CMLI-600/600C, so be sure to check (can someone explain what it takes to drive the CMLI-600/600C in terms of specs and what to look for in your DAC and I will add it to this first post?)

Here is Dave at Cinemag's answer

Q:
Can you tell me the max RCA cable length after the CMLI-600/600C before I start loosing sound quality in this chain?

Yggdrasil A2 DAC -> 2 CMLI-600/600C -> 1 amplifier

A:
The acceptable length depends upon the total capacitance of the cable. For this application, I would keep it to less than 1000pF. Cables are rated at capacitance per foot.

Q:
What about the CMLI-15/15B?

A:
I would keep cable length to under 1 meter. Even shorter is better. This is to keep the total capacitance at a minimum. Low capacitance cable is good to have. Place the transformer at the input of the device that is being driven. This is because of the high impedance.

Note: If you use a switcher before a CMLI-600/600C, then you are still using the chain mentioned above- DAC -> transformer -> 1 amplifier, because the DAC is only ever driving one amplifier. ​

I created a thread collecting various low capacitance cables here. I am sure there are more on the market, but if you're using a CMLI-15/15B you definitely want one of these low capacitance cables and you also don't have enough cable length to use a switcher after a CMLI-15/15B. The cable needs to go from transformers into your amp in as short a cable length as possible, as Dave said, ideally right before the amplifier.