Entry Level Interconnect Reccomendations


Hello all,

I wanted to come here to ask you guys’ advice on some interconnects. This is my system:

Spica TC50 speakers
2x M&K VX-7 II subwoofers
Emotiva XDA-2 digital preamp
Adcom GFA-545 amplifier
Harrison Labs PFMod crossover (soon to be replaced by MiniDSP)

I connect my Emotiva to my crossover via RCA male>male adapter, for the best quality. This means I have only 1 interconnect in my entire system (crossover to the amplifier). I have been using these basic Acoustic Research RCA cables. A friend lent me his Aural Thrills and Tara Labs interconnects and I heard a pretty significant difference when replacing my AR cables with them.

So I now plan to buy my own interconnects, and I wanted to come here for your suggestions. Here are some options I’ve come up with, but feel free to add more:

Cardas Crosslink
Audioquest Diamondback
Audioquest King Cobra (same price as Diamondback right now)
Audioquest Colorado (under $175 right now)
Nordost White Lighting (slightly out of budget, but I can pull it off)
DIY DH Labs Pro Studio
DIY VH Audio Silver Interconnects
Edit: Wireworld Equinox 7


I’d like to keep it under $150USD for 1.0M pair.

Again, if there are any other suitable options, feel free to add them. The above list is just some un-educated guesses I threw out there.

Thanks so much!

ocinn

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Yeah, at the budget point the OP mentions, the Stager silver solids are a no brainer.  I recently picked up a pair, and they were superior to my Morrow MA3 with Eichmann silver bullet connectors, at $400.  I was quite impressed, and the Stagers are $150 for a 1 meter pair with free shipping.  

I'll be buying more of them for sure.
I think the VH Audio would be more expensive, at any rate.  Stager makes the cables in a .75 meter length which is what I picked up.  If your system is in a vertical rack you rarely need a full meter.  The .75 length was $125.

The thing is, I'm sure you can get more sound quality out of cables, but you'll have to spend considerably more.
For anyone reading this thread who also is considering entry level interconnects, it really isn't this complicated!