Be aware that other companies such as Transparent and Tara will make cast cables for you. IMO the Nordost based MMF is not particularly a good match unless your system needs more detail and life. Nordost(lean) and Krell(neutral) just don't belong together IMO and I think it's a bit odd that Nordost is what Krell picked for the MMF. I can't comment on the std. cast cable except that you shouldn't expect much from it.Very basic. Anyway the Tara cables I have(The One) are spectacular in my system, all EVO.I doubt many people have heard just how musical the latest Krell gear is because of cable limitations. I hope I didn't cloud the issue too much!