Decent starter cables?

You really can't go wrong with just about anything from Kimber. They are very neutral and will bring out the best in any system.

Hello,

My suggestions:

Kimber (Hero or PBJ)
Bogdan Audio (Type "bogdan" here in the search box)
Signal Cable Analog 2 (Signal cable.com)
Bolder cable M-80 (Bolder Cable.com)
HGA (Homegrown Audio cables at Homegrownaudio.com)
LAT International cables (Latinternational.com)

Best buys are Audioquest Type 6 or Type 6 CV speaker cable, Wire World interconnect.

For speaker cables I would start out with Kimber Kable's 4VS. I believe it's under $3 @ ft. Buy a good wire striper and terminate yourself and use no connectors. As far as interconnects go, I recommend Straightwire "Musically II/Chorus" and if you have a little more $ try Van den Hul D-102III. Tons of choices, new/used. You'll do fine w/these. Bill

I feel that the Coincident CST 0.5 loudspeaker cable is the BEST BUY in that area. Very close to being a world class cable at the $200/8 ft price point. It definitely betters the AudioQuest Midnight cable which I also own.

In terms of interconnects, if your system is not harsh, then I recommend the HomeGrown Audio Silver Lace. I find it to be the best IC I have come across, and the price is less than $200! Coincident CST also gets my nod. Reference quality cable to be sure. Under those prices, if you prefer silver, try HomeGrown Audio Super Silver. A bit better than Kimber KCAG at 20% of the price. For copper, buy the best AudioQuest cable $50 will buy you.