Interconnects for Rotel.

Called the cable company and asked for a suggestions for a good used interconnect.Joe recommended that in my budget and with B&W speakers and Rotel gear that I get a Synergistic Research Kaleidoscope Phase2 active interconnect.He said he has recommended this cable to a lot of B&W /Rotel and the buyers have been very pleased with this cable.So I ordered one and will see how it goes.Any thought on this interconnect?

ShaunP,
I tell you, you can get a set of the Kimber Hero's right now for a song and they are a great little interconnect that you will most likely really enjoy. Some really good deals on used ones here on the Gon right now.

Best,
John

Blue Jeans makes a great product. However, I found their cables + the brightness of the Rotel (I had a 1062 integrated) to be not to my taste. I found happiness with Discovery Signature IC's.

I just put two pairs of Nordost Blue Heavens in my system and they sound great. They are used, but I'm not finding them bright at all, so you might want to try burning them in for a few days before taking them back. System is a Rotel pre and PA and Cambridge CD.

I've tried a few different budget IC's (like Heros, Black Knight's, Cardas 300B's, old Monster Reference A's, Magnet Wire, Signal Cable, to name a few) with my past and present CDP's/dacs, and found the affordable TMC (The Music Cable)White Label's to work best with my current system and for my tastes. Personally, I hate bright sounding systems and many CDP's/DAC's add to bright/edgy sound. I've had these TMC's for 3 years and I keep going back to them after trying others. They won't work for everyone, but they are a "must try" cable. They're extremely stiff, though.

But, as usual, it's all system/listener dependent, and your best bet is to audition a few different types and judge for yourself.