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Is shielding necessary on interconnects & speaker cables

I have a tube cd player and a intergrated tube amp. I am getting ready to buy speaker cables and interconnects. Do I need to buy shielded or unshielded cables. What are the pros and cons of each type.  Is there sonically any differences. I am leaning towards unshielded. Thanks
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grannyring
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Shielding is not needed most of the time as it can hurt the sound.  Shielding can close in the sound and darken it. Now if you need a phono cable from your turntable then shield it! That is the only time I shield with RCA or single ended ICs.  

No need to shield speaker cables. 
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