I use the same, Cardas NR throughout my higher fi stuff and use some el cheapo Monsters that have been around going on 10 yrs for a tape deck. Heck, I even have a 6m pr of Audioquest Turquoise rca's I got from Sound City for like $100 10 yrs ago that I use to use in my big rig (truck )setup. I now use them for my turntable