Personally I'd enjoy hearing a demonstration which revealed that shielding on PC's resulted in a darker sound with less dynamic's.
What I suspect occurs, if anything, is the shielded cable might just reduce RFI which could be picked up by unshielded cable and by eliminating the noise from RFI just sound darker - all that waas happening with the unshielded cable was that the RFI was causing a brightness so minute as to be euphoric to some listeners.
Some general questions I would ask the experts other than their credentials: What do you use to get rid of all of the RFI on your cables that pre-exists your PC connection? Will a regulated PS do this for you, a passive power filter/surge protector, or is their another method? If so, does an unshielded PC sound different from a shielded one when connected between your electronics and them regulator or filter?
To answer your question, from a personal prospective, barring proof that an unshielded cable is not additive by allowing the introduction of RFI, I would choose a shielded cable or select the one that sounded best to me without regard to the issues you (and I) raise.
What I suspect occurs, if anything, is the shielded cable might just reduce RFI which could be picked up by unshielded cable and by eliminating the noise from RFI just sound darker - all that waas happening with the unshielded cable was that the RFI was causing a brightness so minute as to be euphoric to some listeners.
Some general questions I would ask the experts other than their credentials: What do you use to get rid of all of the RFI on your cables that pre-exists your PC connection? Will a regulated PS do this for you, a passive power filter/surge protector, or is their another method? If so, does an unshielded PC sound different from a shielded one when connected between your electronics and them regulator or filter?
To answer your question, from a personal prospective, barring proof that an unshielded cable is not additive by allowing the introduction of RFI, I would choose a shielded cable or select the one that sounded best to me without regard to the issues you (and I) raise.