"Best" RCA IC's USED OR NEW LESS THAN $225

audio art cable ic3 the best of all period ,email rick he will help you,it just replaced a very high end cable in my system all for 89.00

A cable I like very much between my CAL Alpha dac and my Jolida 801 integrated is the Canadian-made Clarity Labs Emberglow, silver-plated copper. It sounds natural, open and warm. Looks nice too, if that's a consideration. I think I paid $120 for a pair two years ago.

Here's a link: http://www.responseaudio.com/clarity%20labs.htm

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