I think best bang for the buck is Blue Jeans Cable. I have had great luck with their cables. Their website has a lot of information about cables that makes sense and convinced me that, for my system, paying more for cables was not necessary.
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I am really happy with them also. I have a 10ft MagicPower cord for my amp, some 3ft MagicPower Digital Reference cables for my digital stuff and a 15ft pair of the premium XLR balanced cables from my DAC to the amp. If I had to buy an expensive pair of cables 15ft long I would have to sell the rest of the system. Really for the price they are pretty nice. Mark |
Frank's Analog1 and Analog2 interconnects compete with cables in the $100 to $250 price range.I have owned the Analog1, Analog2, Magic Power HC, Digital PC, and his shotgun bi-wire speaker cables. Frank is a terrific guy, and his cables are a fine upgrade from stock quality. However, there are a number of IC's in the $100-250 range and power cords in the "hundreds of $$$ range" that will outperform them by a considerable margin. Verastarr, Z-Squared, Ridge Street, Aural Thrills, just to name a few. Signal are the perfect cables for those who are convinced that expensive cables are a rip-off, or for those who are sold on the visual aesthetic (i.e., they LOOK like the more expensive cables, therefore...) without actually trying the gamut of offerings in the market. It all depends on what you want to spend, and perhaps what is appropriate for the quality of your system. If you are curious, buy various used cables and see what you think. You can always re-sell them for the same price. Otherwise, try http://www.usedcable.com and they can advise you in accordance with your system and listening preferences. Best of luck, Howard |
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