Turntable interconnect

Rccc See...you can't make your statement anymore....

If your Classic isn't humming, a ground will not make it better....may make it worse. To upgrade the Classic, get rid of the VPI minifeet, and substitute Bearpaws...Vermontaudio.com. You will thank me.

Sields tend to close in the sound... I use unshielded balanced cable...dead silent.

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.

..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.