Before spending huge sums on high quality cables, look into the DIY options if you are not intimidated by the process. There are well regarded speaker and IC cable "plans" available on the web. Look at tnt-audio.com and http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/ as a start.
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i am a new hi-fi nut. i am putting together a system and was wondering whether i can mix or match interconnects. i don't have the money to buy to buy decent interconnects all at the same time and i rarely see many of the same used cables for sale. does it hurt the sound and balance of the system if i use different interconnects for my different components? this includes speakers. thanks in advance for your replies.