1/8" mini to male RCA's

I've compared the Radio Shack 1/8"/RCA to Signal's silver 1/8"/RCA and found Signal's cable more detailed.

I have done a comparison, at least if my Montreal RS store carries the same
cable as yours does.

I compared it with a Zu Pivot connected to my work system at the time, a
Harman Kardon HK930 receiver driving Mission 762 speakers. The source was
my PowerBook G4 laptop's earphone jack.

I found the result very interesting.

With the Zu cable, the music became clearer and sweeter, with a bigger
soundstage.

(The comment on soundstage does not refer to MP3 source material. It is a
bit ridiculous to talk about soundstage with reference to MP3s. Although
improving MP3 playback was not my objective, I did notice that MP3s became
much more listenable.)

I recommend the upgrade.

In the earlier days of PCs and digital before I got a CD player, I used to use my computer's CD player. I would just run a cheapo Radio Shack cable. It had a 1/8" pin on one end for the line out on the sound card and a pair of RCA's for the amp end. I though it sounded pretty good. You can get audiophile quality interconnects now with this arrangement, but I've never compared them to the cheaper interconnect I used.