Jeffloistarca, sounds like you are on the path to success, and done within a sensible budget. True 600 ohm balanced circuits are less likely to be affected by the interconnect connection than with single ended RCA circuits. That is not to say there is no difference. Ralph at Atmasphere has done some of this testing, and I have known him for many years. His products are true balanced and true 600 ohm, and his tests concluded that inexpensive cable worked as well, until you reach the very best wire, where you could achieve a big jump. His test conclusions (at that time) were the same as mine, that Purist Audio Dominus was indeed the exception to the rule, the same wire I run single ended.
