Update, I’ve removed the Audioquest Water interconnects from my cd player to my preamp. I still have the Water interconnects between the preamp and the monoblocks.
I replaced the interconnects from the cd player to the preamp with a pair of Audioquest Ruby cables.
I don’t know if this is a recommended move or not.
What I did find is that my system still has resolution but the brightness/sizzle at the very top is eliminated.
Can anyone explain if this move makes any sense, or are the different interconnects ‘fighting’ each other?