100 - 125.00 RCA, and coax recommendations please


I will apologize in advance as I’m sure there are many threads similar to this one, but being an owner in the restaurant biz means I have almost no time for myself, so I started a new one in hopes of getting some good/quick input.

Building a new 2-channel system, and of course, I’m just getting all caught up in the wire game. Just spent a good chunk of money on Furutech power wires/filter/distribution for all my gear (bought new, and used), and now I’m in need of 3 pairs of RCAs. .I guess you could say, I’d like to stay on the cheaper end of the budget for ICs, so I’m hoping to get into some good stuff in the 100-125.00 price range (per pair). Needing 1 pair @ 1 Meter and two pairs @ 2 Meters. Also in need of a good coax to go to DAC (I2S will be used later in conjunction with dedicated PC/Singxer)

System consists of a pair of Accuphase P-266 amps, W4S DAC-1 or another DAC I’m currently breaking in, modding and trying out right now, building a dedicated music PC that will be running Roon/HQ player, CEC 3300R as a transport, Tortuga Passive Pre, and Von Schweikert VR-4s (stage1 upgrades)...I do also own a pair of Emotiva XPA-2s that I am considering bridging to the lower half of of the VR-4s and bridging the 266’s to the top half....I know it’s a lot of power, but you can never have too much...right? Speaker wire is Furutech μ-2T on the low frequency section of the VR-4s and I am still undecided on the top half ( μ-2T or possibly the S-14 unless you guys can recommend something better in the lower price ranges)

Was thinking Blue Jeans for the coax, but any, and all input is greatly appreciated.
It’s been a while since I’ve shopped for ICs, and I’m just looking for some ideas at this point, so please help guys.

Many thanks



audioanomaly1
I like and use this spdif/coax with a Wadia and KillerDac combination KLEI gZero3D SPDIF but this spdif/coax, KLEI gZero2D SPDIF, is nearly as good.
Thank you for your input YPING. Sincerely appreciated.
Beautiful cable, and price is close to what I want to spend as well.
Thoughts on their ICs YPING?
I know this "bracket" is considered low-end, and I’m sure I will end up spending a bit more than originally stated if I believe the build quality and sonic benefits are there...I usually do. Just really want to see what you guys might have up your sleeves for the  budget-minded.


I can’t speak to their complete interconnects, but I’ve just fallen in love with the KLE Harmony RCAs. I made a pair of ICs with solid silver cable and the KLE Pure Harmony RCAs and they sound incredible.

I’m coming from ICs made with Cardas instrument cable and Cardas silver plated RCAs which were pretty solid performers.

The new cables are a step up in clarity and all that crap, but I have no idea how much of the improvement is the connector and how much is the cable..

Good luck!

You're trying to do too much all at once. If you keep going like this you're going to make some costly mistakes.

"Speaker wire is Furutech μ-2T on the low frequency section of the VR-4s and I am still undecided on the top half ( μ-2T or possibly the S-14 unless you guys can recommend something better in the lower price ranges)"

Use exactly the same cables for both.

"I do also own a pair of Emotiva XPA-2s that I am considering bridging to the lower half of of the VR-4s and bridging the 266’s to the top half....I know it’s a lot of power, but you can never have too much...right?

2 big mistakes with that idea. First, there's a few exceptions, but bridging an amp is usually a bad idea. You do it as a last resort if you come up short on power and you have no other options. Second, bridged or not bridged, a horizontal biamp is almost always a train wreck. Doing it with 2 different amps is even worse. Even if you go through the trouble of using an active xover, there's still some pretty big trade offs that will have to be made.

"I guess you could say, I’d like to stay on the cheaper end of the budget for ICs, so I’m hoping to get into some good stuff in the 100-125.00 price range (per pair). Needing 1 pair @ 1 Meter and two pairs @ 2 Meters. Also in need of a good coax to go to DAC (I2S will be used later in conjunction with dedicated PC/Singxer)"

Use whatever you have laying around. IC's are the least of your concerns. Cables are system dependent and should be bought last.

"Building a new 2-channel system, and of course, I’m just getting all caught up in the wire game. Just spent a good chunk of money on Furutech power wires/filter/distribution for all my gear (bought new, and used), and now I’m in need of 3 pairs of RCAs. "

Power products are even more system dependent. So much so that in many cases, you shouldn't even buy them at all.

"System consists of a pair of Accuphase P-266 amps, W4S DAC-1 or another DAC I’m currently breaking in, modding and trying out right now"

What makes you think you can come up with something better than a W4S dac? (I understand that you most likely have someone else doing the mods for you). I would at least give it 5 or so years listening experience until you're qualified enough to make a decision to have a dac modded.

I understand my post sounds negative, but you're throwing most, if not all of your money in the garbage.

You're in the restaurant business. If I came to you looking for a job as a chef and told you I had 5 years of experience working for McDonalds, and that I've also read a few books on cooking, would you hire me? Of course not. You would tell be that I need to learn how to cook first. I may not fully understand your comment, but you would be right. Same thing here. I'm not trying to be mean in any way, I'm just being honest. You're attitude is great but you're moving way too fast.