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Advice on reasonably priced balanced cables ?

I am in the process of upgrading to a Mcintosh c-2200 preamp.This will compliment my MC 352 amp. Any suggestions for balanced cables ? Is buying used okay ? There are so many cables available that I feel a bit confused.
I appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks !
jpgsf
hassel
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I followed the recommendation of fellow McIntosh-owner ljgj for LAT International-cables, when I looked for cables for my C200/MC402-combo. I found them great indeed, and now run their balanced cables throughout my system. Even new, they are resonably priced. You will find quite a lot of info on LAT by searching the archives here
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bigjoe
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jpgsf,before you leap into a world of big$ interconnects why not give this a try?

go to your local guitar center or whatever place is around that sells musical instruments & get a set of balanced cables there,you will save big cash & still get the full effect from running balanced.

im running a c2200 with a mc500 & my balanced cables are the pro version i mentioned above & its a great match,i paid $37 out the door.

you will pay between $20 to $50 a set from a pro gear shop depending on the lenght & brand.

mike.
rives
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I have 2 suggestions for you. First one is Bryston--not all that different from Mike's suggestion. Bryston is a pro-audio company. Most audiophiles don't even know they make cables, because they don't market them to audiophiles--they're too inexpensive anyway--who would want them? They are great quality and priced right. The second suggestion is Better Cables. I'm currently using a set of their Blue Truth 12 meters long in my reference system. These are silver cables, and I'm very pleased with their performance--certainly for the money I don't think they can be beat.
darrylhifi
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You have to give us your definition of "reasonably priced" .
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bigjoe
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hassel,how do you like the c200,im gonna be tryin out a c100 in my rig for the next few weeks,any insight as to what i might expect from the c100.

mike.
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