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what will make the greatest differance in sound.

I can only replace one item at this time. My system consists of Martin Logan Prodigy speakers, ML 336, Monster 2.4 speaker cables, Magnum Dynalab Tuner, Monster interconnects, arc LS1 preamp, California Audio Labs icon/mkii cd player. Feed-back from an earlier forum suggested I replace the preamp, cables and cd player. But which one first? I am considering a ML preamp 380s at some point, would like to know if this will improve the currant configuration and sound?
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Monster cables are the weekest link. You can sell the cables and get cheaper ones and still benefit in performance or just leave as is for less. In most of my cases I'm trying to stay as newtral(lo-reactance) as possible choosing interconnects and speaker cables. To me there are very few brands: Cardas, VanDenHul and AudioQuest that are worth paying attention even for the most cheap models. Among these three VanDenHul(if proper research is made) offers the most performance over a buck spent.

I also believe that source have to be the strongest link. The one I would recommend is EMC1
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