Best Interconnects

there are some Transparent REFERENCE-MM CABLES (RCA) for sale.
these are one step below OPUS but you get IMHO 95% of the performance
of carbon fiber. PLUS you can get them calibrated for your system
as well- not a bad idea if you don't anticipate making any further changes for awhile. these particular cables make alot of BASS. also they expand the soundstage and improve separation of instruments. if you don't like them they
shouldn't be difficult to resell.

I guess you could add Nordost Odin to that list.

You are running balanced, aren't you? The 781i is truly balanced and your preamp has balanced inputs. Wadia told me that I should run balanced if at all possible.

What did you find with the preamp that you didn't have running straight into your amp? People say that it's because you can run the wadia at 100 (full open), but the dip switches inside the unit can be set to run the Wadia at an optimal 75-100. I haven't tried a preamp, so I'm curious.

Chuck

Hi Chuck,
I know Wadia recommends running straight into your power amp and I can appreciate the logic behind this ie most people aren't going to be too happy to spend as much again on their preamp as they spent on their Wadia and it does soften the upgrade path. However despite shortest signal path philosophy a top tier preamp will get a lot more out of your Wadia, at a price of course. After a long affair with tubes I finally went solid state, pre & power for accuracy. I chose the SMC VRE-1 over Spectral by a whisker but both are great preamps. A great improvement you can make to your Wadia is to buy a really good power cord difference is night and day.

Anti-cables,if you buy balanced 1 meter and dont like them I will pay 70% for them.Good luck,Bob