Mrtennis, I would like to hear more about the cables you've tried. I'm kind of going through the same thing myself right now. Pretty happy with equipment so I'm looking to squeeze out that last little bit of performance from cables.
I've also been using the Outlaw IC's. Really good cable, but the connectors are a bit big and a pain to get on and off. For speaker cable I'm using Monster M1s bi-wire.
I'm starting with the IC from my CDP to pre-amp and will work my way from there. Since my CDP is a Naim CD5i which has a DIN output that is supposed to sound superior to the RCA outputs, I bught a couple of IC's used that are DIN to RCA. A Nordost Blue Heaven and Chord Cobra.
I've had both in the my system this weekend, spending the majority of time concentrating on the BH, and I will continue my test over the next week or so. However, I have to tell you that so far, to my ears and in my system, the Outlaw seems better than both. Even with the DIN.
Anyhow, I'd love to hear your observations and what you have tried. I'm seriously considering just staying with the Outlaw and moving on to replacing the speaker wire.