High Quality XLR IC's For My System

Good resume of some high end interconnects.

https://audiobacon.net/2017/12/19/survey-audiophile-rca-interconnects-cables/

Investigate also: Townshend F1, Nordost Frey or Tyr. Audioquest Earth or above, Harmonic Tech Armour Link, Black Cat Lupo Silverwolf.

@rlb61, 

Glad to hear you’re enjoying AE cables. I picked up AE Studio Prestige RCA IC’s at RMAF 2018. Honestly, I didn’t expect much from the light weight but well made no frill cable. After 50 hour burn-in they exceeded all of my expectations. Have you tried the AE power cords yet? 

I looked at the Audio Envy website.  The best cable come in two flavors— designed to brighten a sound or not. That does not instill confidence in me because what I really want is transparency.  Finally, I am not really wanting a “garage  brand” cable because my experience with those is that resale value is very limited. I think I have narrowed my choices to AQ Niagara, Clarus Crimson, Wireworld Eclipse 7 or 8 or Inakustik Referenz. 

@teeshot, 

You’re certainly entitled to your opinion. AE cables comes with 45 days in-home audition guarantee. As far transparency goes, they fit the criteria. If you prefer to pay more for name brand cables, well that’s your prerogative. 

From my experience, cables on used market regardless of the brand aren’t worth more than 40% to 50% off full retail.