Turntable interconnect

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

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.

I dont doubt that was your experience. I too have a professional background with cable. While you may have that impression, the statement "that same cable without shield will provide a more open sound without the shield," will not be true for all listeners or systems and in fact in over 40yrs of involvement with home and pro audio Ive never heard that statement before.