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were should best cable go - CD or Preamp?

Hello,
My question is: generally speaking - if you have two different cable pairs (Homegrown Silver Lace & Kimber Silver Streak)- were would you put them for best sound?

A: CD to Preamp- Kimber / Preamp to amp- homegrown
OR
B: CD to Preamp- Homegrown / Preamp to amp- Kimber
grateful

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sugarbrie
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Do you have these cables now? It is best to trust your own ears and experiment yourself. All systems are different.

I have my best cable between the preamp and amp, because I also run a tuner, turntable, and tapedeck, so it improves all these components. On the CD player, it would only benefit that one component. Works for me, but your results may differ.

sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
As you can read, all opinions differ, so as I said above, trust your own ears. I will add that I have a duplicate cable as good as the one between my preamp and amp, but it does not sound right with the CD player, a lesser one does.
The best cables is the one that sounds best to you. Ignore how much they cost.
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