You don't have to, but it probably depends. I just made a 2.9' long pair from cartridge clips to phono pre RCAs out of Audio Note AN-WIRE-300. The pairs were not twisted and I did not use any shielding and I only have the slightest hum if I crank the volume with no music playing.
TONEARM REWIREE - DUMB QUESTION
I am thiking about re-wiring an arm myself from cartridge tags to phono plugs.
My questions are:
1. after exiting the arm does one solder a heavier gauge of cable to beef up the smaller cable
2. does one simply shield the cable on exiting the arm
3. any wire recommendations other than cardas which i understand are quite stiff
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That stuff looks pretty good in terms of flexibility, but check out Audio Note AN-WIRE-300. It’s made from three strands of 0.0019" thick silver wire (half the thickness of the average human hair) and has 6 coats of polyurethane as insulation. It’s incredibly hard to work with, but I can’t imagine anything thinner or more flexible. I ran mine straight from the cartridge clips to phonostage RCAs. https://www.hificollective.co.uk/wire/audio-note-silver-internal-tone-arm-wire.html Here’s my wire next to a typical Bic ball point pen:
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