Clean and thin sounding interconnect?

Metralla,

I tried the Empress which didn't quite work out for me in my setup (rear loaded horns, really bright room). I would highly recommend the cable to anyone that doesn't have to fight for bass extension in their system. The resolution of the Empress was incredible. I am going to be trying a new version which is said to have resolved the leaness that I experienced.

Musical Fidelity NuVista sounds like what you are looking for. Very open and neutral, leaning towards thin, especially in the lower registers.

If you want a clean sounding (not thin sounding) IC at a budget price try Element Cable's twisted pair with Cardas RCAs for around $99 new. They are built with Belden cable on what I believe is a J. Risch design. If I can hear obvious differences between power cords using these ICs they must be pretty transparent and neutral.

I should have read the original post more closely. The Au24 ics are not 'thin' sounding.

-IMO

acoustic Zen silver ref mk II. These tilt things up in the frequency range a bit. They are actually a little smooth, but they extend very very well in the highs. They don't have a lot of added mid body in my opinion. And they are ultra transparent.