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I looked on the web and could only find the D102 MK3 Hybrids for about 66 pounds...that made them about $110. The most I'll spend for an interconnect is $50-60. (and that's pushing it)

Hey Curtis;

I wasn't trying to correct your spelling. I was just mentioning what model I have. Actually as Craig mentioned I spelled it wrong. My spelling is horrible. Just look at most of my posts. I just don't have the time to proofread it again.

Hey Craig;

I do not think price was an issue for Curtis and I. Unless I am assuming too much but Curtis and I have a higher limit on cable expenditure than some since we or at least I "think" it does sometimes matter. Again its just a personal preference.

Saturn

Saturn,

I know you were not trying to correct me....no sweat.

And you are incorrect that I have a higher limit on cable expenditure. I use the word "budget" a lot in my audio vocabulary.

-curtis

Hey...when I spend $60 on a pair of interconnects people look at me like I've got two heads!

I'll probably start slowly replacing my Monster interconnects. I've come to HATE Monster cables. If for no other reason than the grip of death hold they have. I've ruined more than one RCA jack with those darn things. I'm NOT going to let that happen to my Rotel gear!

I'll likely go with Heartland Cables. Dan was really great to deal with. Delivered very quickly. And he uses those nifty new Eichmann Technologies' Bullet Plugs.

If you hate the Monster "grip of death" you should consider Outlaw Audio cables. The RCA/coaxial cables have twist locks, so they go on easy and screw on as tight as you want. They fit into the "bang for the buck" category, too.

The only problem with the Outlaw cables is that, thanks to the locking mechanism, the rca plugs are slightly larger than your average cable's plugs. In my case the plugs rubbed together on my cdp, which is a bit of a pain in the ass when you want to take them off/put them on (the main reason I replaced them). If your equipment has slightly wider than normal spacing for it's rca plugs, then this shouldn't be a problem.

i know how you feel. when i was doing some testing for my small home theater system a budget conscience friend of my had me do a little experiment with a single step upgrade in cables where the only difference was the terminal(one was gold plated the other silver plated we were using audioquests diamondback and coral analog cable) he told me to walk out of the room and he was going to pick on the of the two to use and then hit the play button. i heard the difference. the sound was a little brighter but there was much more quality and more of the music was actually brought out with just a $20 difference in cable. so i went with the coral which sound awesome and i highly recommend to anyone who has SACD and wants digital quality in an analog cable.

i totally disagree. if you can hear and spent some jack on your equipment then you need at least decent cables. remember guys your sound is only as good as your weakest link and if your $1000 cd player is hooked up to your $4000 reciever/pre/pro combo and your listening to it on $1500 pair of speakers is that $3 cable from wal-mart going to actually give you a good signal transfer? no it won't. there are limits to be in reason. i wouldn't spend $1500/ft for pss speaker wire either but $100 to equip the 2 main towers doesn't seem unreasonable if that's what i use 99% of the time. my surrounds will keep the $.40 16/4 wire that was originall put in due to the lenght of the run and i only listen to them on movies. anybody that sells euqipment recommends whatever you spend on equipment spend 10% on cables and wiring i.e. if you spend 5000 on equipment spend 500 on cables and wiring. thats what i did and i am completely happy with my sound quality. you do have to make compromises. spend the money where it will be used the most. if you usually listen to only music and not much tv spend more money on the interconnects from the music sounrce than from the tv source and so on.

chris

The 'weakest link' line is a cliche that does not apply as a generalization for all categories of life.
Price does not equal increased performance.

Copper is copper. Period.
It conducts electrical signals the same way whether wrapped in expensive teflon or less expensive nylon. Its electron cloud does not change under such circumstances.

The "10% of cost theory" is old and based on someone's idea of what should be. It has no basis supporting any fact of performance increase beyond an individual perception of 'better'.