Cables for interconnect and speakers?

I had a very pure crisp "high definition" preamp (ARC) with tons of gain. I wanted a warmer sound going into my tube amps (Opera) which were already doing some of the taming down I wanted so I chose Cardas Golden Refs between the pre and my tubed mono blocks. Excellent choice if I do say so myself. I wanted a good copper cable for speaker cables and stumbled upon the Jena labs trio braid for sale. I had always admired them so I bought them without really knowing what impact they would have. As it turns out they are fairly neutral and convey detail nicely I am very pleased. I had no specific motivation but wanted to stay with high caliber (quality) copper.

Yes, Elizabeth, it's just you. You have no idea what your system is capable of. Besides, I remember you said you'd bought the Brystons mostly because of the warranty, and also to have two tables instead of one of a much higher level is an interesting idea.

I didn't say $2k cartridge, I said much better table. And much better cables. You just deprive yourself of the best sound your system is capable of. That's all.

FWIW I did buy another preamp an AE-3 for less than the Cardas and it made the whole system click, nirvana.

Stealth wonderful cables at all price points.

Of what I heard Purist Audio cables do it right for me. I am not familiar with Stealth Audio, but Stealth and Jorma are supposed to be among the very best too.

Inna-
I was a Purist fan also. I just replaced my Proteus with a 325.00 pair of Q-Cables. I now have my Proteus for sale.
The Q's convinced me that they were superior cables almost immediately.

I think it's not what moves us but what moves you that matters. I can't think of any audio product that you don't want to by "by the label" more so than cables. If you're in the USA I strongly recommend getting in touch with The Cable Company and trying cables in your system http://thecableco.com , going any other way is gonna be a waste of your time and money.

http://thecableco.com

I'm not that well versed when it comes to cables but I went from an all Supra cabling, except for the PC to all Zu Mission cabling when they had the sale before the end of last year. The level of improvement was better than I had thought it would be. Much better. For the price it was a steal. At their current prices, I wouldn't have entertained the thought of buying them. Silly me.

The benefits of better cabling are demonstrable but just where one limits one's spending lies the rub. One of the Zu guys used to work for Kimber so he knows what he's doing. One of Zu's earlier designs was compared to a $5000+ Stealth IC by Srajan when he was at Positive Feedback Online and he thought it came within 'spitting distance' of the Stealth and was its equal on some measures. I wouldn't know 'cause I'd never fork over that kind of money on some wires. But there are some makes out there that will truly transform, or at least complete your system. You just have to be patient. Some makes allow in home trials, which is a good thing since by the time you get them, they're practically, if not already, broken in.

I wish you the best.