Interconnects----

system- Is all Conrad Johnson--with Vandersteen Quatros and Romulus cd player-

Might help if you give us an idea of the system Bluesnbike. I've had Monster, XLO, Acoustic Zen, Audioquest, Cardas, Atlas and Nordost cables in various systems but I am currently using Siltech and Kimber cables at the moment (with Nordost power cords)

For a moderately priced line that surpasses much that is higher priced, consider listening to your system through Reality Cables from Gregg Straley.
His website has a contact number for real life conversation with the man himself.
The products are aptly named so that you can best hear the capability of each connected component.

I have always had good luck with Linn IC's. I sold a set of Nordost Heimdall's and a set of Blue Heaven's. Something got messed up in shipping when I bought 2 sets of Linns (from England on Feb. 17th) but anyway I received them today. Not only do they function as all of the other Linn IC's I've had, there is no more hum in the system. I once had an all Linn system and always liked their IC's. I do have Nordost Power Cords and Speaker Cables that I like, but Linn's IC's are excellent with tube or ss. I bought 2 sets for 80.00 including shipping from England and something got messed up in shipping so I got a 3rd set for having to wait 40 days. Not a problem, I left the seller a positive feedback, and now have 80.00 invested instead of 500.00 with the Nordosts, have sound just as good and no more hum.