Upgrade from Audioquest Lapis


I'm looking to improve my interconnect runs from my CD player to pre-amp, and pre-amp to amp. Right now I run Lapis for both connections. Any recommendations? I would like to stick with silver, and I would like to buy the same cable for both runs. Thanks.
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I used versions of AQ Diamond X3's for several years and felt they bettered my Lapis in most areas. It has been a while since using them, but I do recall a distinct improvement in the several versions that were offered over the years. I believe two earlier versions I used had a "glossy" gunmetal grey jacket, whereas, the latest incarnation I used had a "flat" grey jacket which sounded quite a bit better than the early versions in my system...much more smooth and extended.
I purchased John 1's Diamond X3 this weekend to replace my Lapis X3. The Lapis is an amazing cable. It simply sounds good in almost any system. I have tested cables from Silver Audio, Cardas, NBS, Nordost, Other Audioquest, Magnan, Harmonic Technologies, Silversmith and found the Audioquest Lapis X3 to be among the best. Interestingly enough, I use Krell components... People shriek when I tell them I use silver IC's. Silver is great at preserving fine detail between components. For some reason, AQ silver IC's are not bright like other silver or poorly designed silver cables. Lapis in my system sounds almost like Cardas Golden Reference without the bloat or midrange "hump".

The only cable I've heard that bested the Lapis has been a custom made Jack Bybee cable which my dealer would not quote a price on. Apparently it was a one-of-a-kind cable. It was truly amazing. Complete tonal balance without any high-frequency distortion at any listening level. I'm still working on the dealer, trying to get
more information on this cable. It's odd that he is
so secretive about it. If I do manage to get more info, I'll post.

Looking forward to receiving the Diamond X3's from John.
I hope they are an improvement on the Lapis X3.
I would suggest like mostly everyone else to go to DIAMOND,I have the Diamond X-2,seems x-3 in RCA is hard to find,but X-2 is around and it's good and can be found at a fair price.
Thanks all, for the advice. However, the cable upgrade just go moved to the back burner as my amp is having a problem and will most likely need to be serviced now.