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Is cartridge Demagnetizing Necessary?

Benn awhile since I posted.  Hope you all are well during this crazy time.
Have a question.  Is cartridge demagnetizing necessary and/or does it actually yield sonic results.?  Also. I read that by playing a record and at the same time shorting the RCA tonearm cable plugs together will be just as effective as using an actual demagnetizer.  Is this true?
Thanks all for your responses.
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cleeds
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lewm
Everyone should read the Sumiko Fluxbuster manual, because after all they have no agenda in the debate.
 Sumiko understands its product. While you may prefer to not demagnetize your cartridge, it is simply false to claim that it is dangerous to do so. That's true with both MM and MC carts. I know this to be true because I own the Sumiko and have actually done it. It's perfectly safe.
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Just don’t demagnetize a moving magnet cartridge, or you will have no magnet and no cartridge.
This is completely mistaken.
MM cartridges can be safely demagnetized - see the instruction manual for details. The Sumiko Fluxbuster manual specifically cautions against demagnetizing MM cartridges until the stylus assembly is removed first.
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