wnat to downgrade my cables

The question is for suggestions. (I was rushed)

If you upgrade the electronics will the cables still be too good? You don't want to have the opposite either; ie; if you downgrade the cables and upgrade the gear, the new cables may not be good enough for the new better gear.

Before you do any upgrade/downgrade, ask yourself few questions:

1) What's missing in the system? Imaging? Tonal balance? pace? frequency response?

2) Have you try all the possible tweak to your current setup? tube rolling, speaker position, speaker stand height and damping.

3) Pin point the weak link. This is harder to do but the weak link may not be what you think it is. You need to compare your equipment in someone else's system to see if you get consistant result.

4) Budget vs Passion. What's more important: Sound or cost. What are the possible alternatives you can live with?

IMHO, I would consider replace the amp with low power amp
like the push-pull EL84s like the Scott 299Bs or 12Watt 300B SET or 8W 2A3s.

Excellent responses. Sugarbrie- I'm not downgrading too far but want to free up some cash for a great deal on a SET amp and I'm thinking of replacing the speaker cables with Sonoran cables so they should still be good enough for my system. S23Chang- Your last suggestion is exactly what I am planning to do. I am planning to try out an integrated 15Watt 300B set that a friend of mine is selling. It's not so much that anything is "missing" but to do this I need to free up some money and like I said, I think the cables can be replaced with a less expensive cable and still keep the strengths alive. My room is truly the weak link but there's nothing I can do about that right now. Maybe I'm wrong to switch cables but I figure there's really only one way to find out.

If I understand your question, try replacing the expensive interconnects with the direct marketed interconnect design for tube components sold by greggstraley@yahoo.com. For $120 (less, if you beg,) expect an audible interconnect upgrade, even though you just saved money. Gregg offers a home trial, so there is no risk. After you hear the audible upgrade of your entire system, then you can decide whether to spend more money on your amp, or just enjoy your improved sound for a while. His interconnects revealed the capabilities of a system of mine with its vintage Cary SLA-70Sig amplifier.