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Signal Cable or Transparent ?
You need to start with the Signal Cable stuff. Great value for the money and if they don't match, send them back within thirty days for a refund. Given the quality of Frank's cables though, you might be pleasantly surprised. 
Cable Costs Relative to System
If you're worried about system matching, spending thousands for cables that may or may not result in a synergy with your components, spend fifty bucks of the Analgue II IC's and start your search form there, you may find that these excellent cable... 
Best interconnect under$400 for Jolida JD100
Don't be fooled by t he brand names. Try the Audio Analogue II IC's and go from there. they should be the starting point for any budget priced interconnect search. Money back guarantee and they sound great to boot. 
Budget balanced IC recommendations
Don't budge from Signal Cable IC's. Nothing better for much more money. Triumph 
Cable Costs Relative to System
Save yourselves some time, energy and Hassle. Start with the Signal Cable Analogue II IC's and maybe try the new Stu Weinstein design for around fifty bucks. Just start there to have a basis of comparision. You may be very surprised 
Has anyone tried Signal Cable?
I recieved my Signal Cable II IC's last week and after tons of break in, found them to be excellent performers. I auditioned several "Big Name" cables in $200.00 range but in comparision, the Signal Cable IC's were simply better value. They stayed... 
best budget pre used
Also try the Adcom 565 or 555II, full featured and clean sounding, with decent dynamics and soundstaging. 
Good under 200watt stereo amp for under $800
NAD 218Thx. Not as extended in the treble as one might like, but great rich body and dimensionality to the music.Throws a huge soundstage and has tremdous bass response. 
Integrated amps and stereophile ratings confusion?
In respoonse to Snook, he is wrong about having asociated equipment.Especially with integrateds, they should generally have a sonic signature that one can generalize from, as Stereophile wishes us to believe. Hence the description of sonic charact... 
Integrated amps and stereophile ratings confusion?
I'd be caerful with any integrated purchase. Based on a Stereophile recommendation I bought the Creek 5250 several years ago, but as another here has already pointed out, integrated Class B is not in the same quality category as Class B separates....