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Interconnect for my little sister

My little sister just won an auction here at Audiogon for a Soundstream DAC-1 for $101. She also got a new AIWA changer for $65.99 at eBay (the one Stan Warren recommends). The AIWA only has optical out, but I figured for what she's paying it's an overall good package.

I was wondering what's your recommendation for a reasonably priced interconnect and Toslink optical cable. She'd never understand (or fall for) why I would recommend a $125 pair of Tice interconnects. She only paid $101 for the DAC and $65.99 for the CD changer--right?

She's got an oldie but goodie NAD 7125 receiver and Yamaha NS-10M speakers.
psychicanimal
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david99
1,467 posts
 
Radio Shack 'Gold' will sound good.
They go for around $15-$20
mdomnick
332 posts
 
Tara Labs makes good inexpensive cables, as does AudioQuest.
ljgj
955 posts
 
I agree with the Radio Shack gold - best buy in audio period!
joe_b
421 posts
 
Before I had my Aiwa changer modified, I got reasonably good results using Monster Lightspeed 100 toslink cable with it. For interconnects, I would suggest you check on the MIT closeouts that Audio Advisor is offering and get a low priced pair of MIT interconnects.
02pete
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Based on an earlier recommendation by Sugarbrie, I bought a pair of MAS cables from Stu Wein, Audioparts@aol.com. I got a somewhat more expensive model, MAS Grey, for $80 to use with a Cambridge Audio D500 CD player, and have been very pleased. They made a clearly audible improvement in the sound of my system. The MAS Blue cables at $30 or the MAS Black cables at $50 would probably be a good choice for your sister, since she has spent less than $200 on the CD changer and DAC.
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