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Best interconnect between pre-amp and CD player??

The question should actually read. "How to choose the best sounding interconnect between pre-amp and CD player" Without getting on the IC of the month club merry-go-round where you could/may spend thousand of dollars looking for the smoothest, most accurate, and most musical, how can the selection process be made easier.?? I already have 6 IC's in the drawer, and I am a sloucher compared to other members who have stockpiled 4 to 6 times that amount waiting to be sold.

In these tough econmic times, dealers are reluctant to loan out $250 plus IC's for evaluation. Would like some input and comments on finding the right IC for a quality CD player..... Thanks, Jimbo
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nonoise
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While researching something else I came across these
http://www.jwaudio.net/default.html

They appear to take the minimalist approach like Mapleshade, Anti-Cables and Morrow and may be a less expensive to boot.

All the best,
Nonoise
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Nonnoise, I might give the Mapleshade double helix speaker cable a shot; though I have looked at JW audio cable and exchanged a few e-mails with John. I think MS is a more mainstream of the internet companies, but I am going to take another look at JWAudio. As far as the interconnect, I share Rrog's concerns about their build quality. BTW many years ago, when I worked as an audio salesman, a customer told me he had made a similar looking cable as the Excalibar by stripping the plastic from standard speaker wire and placing the raw wire between two strips of wide clear Scotch tape. I think he even rigged some simple spade plugs. He claimed these home made IC's sounded excellent.
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Sunnyjim,

Back when I had Hornshoppe Horns and was speaking to Ed Schilling, he said Mapleshade ICs were easy to make and offered to make me a set of speaker cables like them. Even one of his stock photos on his site showed them being used as his primary cable at the time.

I can understand the reluctance to get them and even I thought I was going to damage them some time down the line but so far they have held up.

There's another thread here that I started about rediscovering the Mapleshade Helix cables and couple of users chimed in on how much they like the Double Helix. One day when I have the funds I'm going to try them myself. Right now I'm bi wiring on the same speaker posts using the regular Helix and a pair of Clear Day single strand silver cables and am loving the sound I'm getting. Those Double Helix runs just might eliminate the use of bi wiring but right now I'm just happy as all get out.

Good luck in what you choose.

All the best,
Nonoise
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