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Cable suggestions requested

The system is Levinson 333 amp, 38S pre, Canary CD200 C/D player, Thiel CS6 speakers. I auditioned the Transparent ultra balanced IC, WOW! Big improvement over the Siltech pure silver I was using earlier. Speaker cables being auditioned are Transparent musicwave plus.
Before I buy these cables, I was looking for suggestions on cables that would be the best fit for my system. I listen to classical, jazz, folk. Also, does it make sense to have all cables from the same manufacturer? Do both pairs of interconnects(CD to pre, and pre to amp) have to be the same brand and grade? Should I also spring for the ultra speaker cables? Are balanced interconnects much better than RCA?
Thanks.
climbasky
bar81
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I would suggest you try some of the new MIT MA cables before you make your purchase. Generally, it's better to keep at least the ICs consistent in type but I'm sure many mix and match.
tweak1
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YOu don't have to spend giga money to get great sound. Clear Day (advertises here) solid core silver shotgun speaker cables compare to exotic cables at a fraction of the price. 2 "sanely" priced interconnects - DH Labs revelation Audio and PS Audio Silver Transcendent. I use both. The PS is a bit warmer so I use it on my source.

XLR is best WHEN the circuits are diffrentially balanced
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dave_b
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Don't be misled by people telling you they have the next best thing for less...Transparent and MIT are the only cables for hard core "MUSIC" lovers! I have owned tons of gear including alot of levinson stuff...they love Transparent cable. Keep IC's the same....speaker cable could be Transparent or MIT...MIT IC's have selectable impedance matching for optimal results with any gear. My dealer has GREAT prices FYI.
majicjazz
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I suggest that you audition MIT MA cables throughout your system, I am pretty sure your search will be over.There is no way to know if xlr or rca will perform best in your system, the only way is to try each and see which you prefer, it does not matter if the electronics are true differentially balanced or not, there are other variables in play and you must compare each type and decide which you prefer.
Mike
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