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RE: Talked with Kevin at KAB today

Absolutely you should use shielded interconnects! Some phono cables like the Kimber Tak do not have an effective shield over the entire length and are susceptible to mains hum. Braided shields (which are beneficial for RF) are ineffective with mains hum and a solid shield is required. You can simply wrap aluminium foil and ground this to the phono pre ground post.

Kevin might not do the rewiring because of the hassle factor - with the old arms, you can easily separate all the parts. The tricky part is feeding the wire back down through the bearing down inside the arm base and getting the correct tension so that the arm is free to move without wire bias. If you can't get the arm off the base and/or the tube or plug is not able to be separated, then it would be a very tricky business.
I haven't seen the construction so don't know for sure, but would guess it is something like that.


Regards Anthony

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