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tonearm cable, do you need one?

I recently got a VPI classic 3.  It has regular RCA outputs.  All the arms I've used have always had built in wire with a ground on the end that hooks to the ground on the phono preamp.  The VPI has a ground lug and I see RCA tonearm cables have grounds on both ends.  How important is this?  Do I need a tonearm specific cable?  
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petg60
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Thanks chakster, i know, but i suspect that same would apply for rca to rca. Relative flexible and not too heavy would  have less stored energy and be easier to route. 

G
petg60
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Low capacitance, screened, relative flexible and not too heavy.
For ground you can use any piece of wire made from good copper.
You may benefit by using the same kind of wire, silver or copper, that is in the arm tube.

G


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