Stiffness and Bulk:
The woven fabric adds thickness and weight, which can make the cable less flexible and bulkier than a silicone or rubber cable.

Cost:
They are generally more expensive due to the premium materials and complex manufacturing process.
Snagging and Fraying:
Braided cables can catch on surfaces like a mousepad, leading to wear and tear. The fabric itself can also fray or snag on fibers, a problem not as common with rubber cables.
Less Resistance to Elements:
Braided cables may offer less resistance to dust, mold, insects, and other forms of wear and tear compared to the more robust, slippery surface of rubber cables, according to Dyetonsolution.in.
Limited Flexibility:
While more durable in some ways, braided cables are often less flexible than standard non-braided stranded wires, which can be a concern in tight spaces or for applications where extreme flexibility is needed

Braided Conductors:
This describes how the individual wires (conductors) within the cable are twisted or woven together, not a type of cable shield. Braiding conductors can help reduce electromagnetic interference between the conductors, but it does not block interference from external sources.
Shielding:
This refers to an outer layer, typically foil or a braided mesh, designed to block external electromagnetic interference from reaching the conductors. This shield is a separate component from the conductors themselves.

Why this is relevant to hi-fi:

Signal Integrity:
Shielded cables are used in hi-fi to protect the delicate audio signals from external noise, which can cause signal degradation and a reduction in sound quality.

Application:
While speaker cables carry strong, amplified signals and often do not need shielding, other hi-fi cables (like instrument cables) are often shielded to maintain signal purity.

In summary:
A cable with “braided conductors” is a design feature for the internal wiring, while “shielding” is an external protective layer. If a hi-fi cable lacks an overall shield, it is still susceptible to external interference, even if its individual conductors are braided

Source: Google seach AI
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=ca2ab91a2157daa9&q=hifi+cable+brainding+conductors+not+shielding&nfpr=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuiMjsqK2PAxXmIxAIHXayDysQvgUoAXoECAsQAg&biw=1250&bih=848&dpr=1

I would not worry a whole lot about the capacitance as the driving source usually has a low impedance and the preamp or amps usually have a high input impedance.

The cable capacitance is a shunt to ground. The input impedance of the following gear has little effect.

It’s been over 10 years since I searched for low C cabling – and that was when I was deep into what can be achieved by varying the loading on MM cartridges…

MM cartridges are EQ’d by design, by the circuit formed by Inductance, resistance and capacitance…. and the “holy grail” of flat frequency response can best be approximated by adjusting those 3 parameters… which led me down a series of (interesting) rabbit holes.

But yeah the short answer is … shorten the cable.

Shielding – approach with caution as it can impact on capacitance… but it can be a boon for very low level signals prone to various kinds of external interference.

I would not have thought it to be an issue (shielding) for line level interconnects (at most reasonable lengths… !! ) – and you have to be careful with how you wire shielding and ground to ensure you don’t get the dreaded ground loop hummmmmm

I ended up using BluJeans LC1 as a nice compromise – wasn’t the lowest C I could find, but nicely made.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/low-capacitance-cables.38855/page-2