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cable purchase

I am looking for interconnect cables for use in a home office system, consisting of  a Limetree streamer, McIntosh d150 preamp/dac and McIntosh 2505 power amp.  Speakers are JM Reynaud silver bliss.  Music in the form flac files are being streamed via wifi from a hard drive on an old desktop.
In particular, I'd like to upgrade the RCA interconnect between preamp and amp, add a digital coaxial between streamer and preamp and perhaps add a usb to connect an ssd directly to the streamer.

My budget is about $1,000 and I note both Morrow and Silnote are currently offering significant discounts.  Any advice generally, or with respect to Morrow vs Silnote would be much appreciated.    


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My advice: don't buy based on price, or discounts. Find the right component first, then figure out how to get it.  

The way to find the right component is to first know what you want in terms of sound quality, then to read reviews paying attention to how people say it sounds. When their description matches your preferences, and you can afford it, you have found your match.  
So step one is to know what you want in terms of sound quality. Unless the real priority is spending the $1k. We got plenty of guys here more than eager to help you with that.
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