length of interconnects for passive preamp

@holmz - as I said in my previous post

Granted - using as short a cable as possible will reduce capacitance and inductance

So I guess we agree ! - to some extent 🖕

BTW my statement 

• using any old piece of wire is defeating the purpose of having a passive pre in the first place

I was not quoting you,  I was just trying ot highlight the point - my apologies for the mis-use of bolded text

Regards - Steve

@majorc RE:

I want to purchase shorter interconnects to get it to sound even better

A better qulaity cable like those offered by Zavfino of 0.5 or 1 meter long will help to achieve your goal.

Also - what speaker cables are you using?

Regards - Steve

The speakers cables were made for me by a local tech and I do not have the specs. I will report back after I try the shorter ICs. Regarding my prior 3 meter ICs I I started with cardas microtwin, which seemed to "round out" the sound and were a little muddy,  then I changed to a more expensive cardas - I can't recall the specific model - which was a step up - and then I had 3 meter ICs made by Stephen Sank, who is a tech/modifier of equipment based in Arizona -   they are unshielded and were inexpensive - but were MUCH better than the other 2 - so I may purchase shorter ICs from him or send the 3 meter back and have him make 2 pair of shorter ICs.  

So I guess we agree ! - to some extent 🖕

I guess we are getting the finger onto the pulse ^here^?

Back to your twisted wires with the oversized insulators and also the cotton.
There is a lot of talk focussing on the materials and the geometry. It is possible that those affect the electrical parameters directly, and that one could talk about the parameters that are desired rather than construction.

It makes sense when we talk about a cake or a bottle of wine to talk about whether it is chocolate or Pinot, and not talk about the chemicals. But electrical things have only three things (resistance, capacitance and inductance. They are not like flavours.

they are unshielded and were inexpensive - but were MUCH better than the other 2 - so I may purchase shorter ICs from him or send the 3 meter back and have him make 2 pair of shorter ICs.  

^That^ sounds like a wise plan. IMO.