Dear Bob: For several years I use only unshielded IC over my system including on phono.
After different test on the subject today all my system IC are shielded and from tonearm/step-up to phono stage IMHO it is almost a must to have.
Obviously there is no " perfect " answer about but only what is our own experiences.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
After different test on the subject today all my system IC are shielded and from tonearm/step-up to phono stage IMHO it is almost a must to have.
Obviously there is no " perfect " answer about but only what is our own experiences.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.