I am now Schroedrized......I got all the cables now, plugged them in and nothing blew up. My first worry was that I ordered too short of cable from my preamp to amp, but no, I measured right...whew... (about 5 1/2 meters) The sound is congested, little bass, highes lopped off, but after an hour things are better. I've been CD'ing an Elton John recording, and every song is better than the previous one. It is so interesting how the cables are changing as they break in.