On 7 Oct 2003 07:43:49 -0700, Michael Scarpitti wrote:
wrote in message ...
I need advice on which interconnects would do well with my Rega Planet CD
player -- Conrad Johnson PV-11. I've been told to look at the Nordost
Blue Heaven or similar silver wire.

Also, which speaker bi-wire btw SS amp and ET LFT-III planar speakers.
Cost is a consideration. Would like to keep the interconnect below $200.

Thanks,

Cliff


Monster Reference (whichever ones are about $100 for 1-meter) are what
I use, and they're very good.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...onics&n=517466

I'd have more respect for monster if they didn't play the pseudobalanced
bull**** game.
RCA cables aren't balanced and running a separate ground lead inside the
shield causes more troubles than it's worth. Reasonably designed
equipment cures any problem with ground loops and "pseudo balanced" cables
can never achieve any improvement as long as there is a hard connection
between the connector grounds.

I make homemade cables using canare gs6 which I buy locally at 60
cents/foot. Add a $2/ea gold plated rcas ends and a 5' stereo cable costs
about $15 and is as good as any cable on the market. Hell, I use the
same cable for short video runs and it has no problems passing a perfect
video signal @ 3+mhz. I much prefer that idea of having a $2500 preamp/
HT control center than a $500 one adorned with $2000 of wasted money in
the form of pseudocables.