Turntable interconnect

Really appreciate all the advice from your posts have decided to let well enough alone. Thanks once again.

"Sields tend to close in the sound... I use unshielded balanced cable...dead silent" your kidding....Right?

Not kidding at all. I compared the same wire with and without shielding, and indeed the shielded wire always had a closed in sound compared to the unshielded.

Thats interesting, my experience is the complete opposite with shielded wire always sounding better and actually the better the shielding the better the sound. I guess its system dependent.

..like everything else. I used to make cable and sold it in New Jersey, New York, et al. We were always testing formulations to provide the best that we could for our customers. Sometimes, one absolutely must have shielded cables or some noise, rf, etc., will sneak in. If you need shielded cables, then you need it....however, that same cable without shield will provide a more open sound without the shield, if it can work in your system.