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 Yeah thanks Will.  I had a look at his website, I guess it's the Canare LV61S cables that I'd want.  They're still £24 a shot though which I know is at the budget end of cables but I've found QED Qunex's for £15 online and the mags rave about them, and those Cambridge Audio Atlantics are £10, which is much more appealing to me if they're going to work just as well.

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 I wasn't that thrilled with the Cambridges I had (the 30 quid ones, not the tenner ones) and swapped them for Qunex. Instant big improvement: I think the extra you spend on the Qunexes would be apparent in the sound (whatever others may say!). Richer used to let you borrow interconnects so you could try them at home - maybe they still do?

 FWIW
 

[quote user="oldphrt"]Mains cables, now  that's really just damn stupid. [/quote]

 Stupid, maybe, but they work. Have you tried them? Just because something is counter-intuitive is no reason to rubbish them.

After I switched mine to Krystal Kables my wife (no audiophile!) walked into the room and said. "That sounds better - what have you done?"

 Try 'em before you scoff. 

Turned the volume up? Put a well recorded CD on?

[quote user="LDW"]Try 'em before you scoff. [/quote] The mains lead isn't in the signal path. It can't make a difference. Try to understand.

Turned the volume up? Put a well recorded CD on?

[quote user="LDW"]Try 'em before you scoff. [/quote] The mains lead isn't in the signal path. It can't make a difference. Try to understand.[/quote]

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[quote user="cgrpr"]Just out of interest oldphrt, what do you have connecting your hifi components?[/quote]

Apart from that, they're complete crap.

Oldphrt, I saw MIB using £6 leads to connected up £4000 worth of Esoteric and Vector and no one even comment on it so you no need to convince me, my mind is totally clear!

BTW let us know how do you like my cable's recommendation.
[/quote] My new Gotham cables arrived on Saturday morning and I just had enough time to connect them up and have a quick listen before I went away for a couple of days. Now I'm back, so here's my thoughts:

I haven't had time to do a proper comparison with my original cables, but I can't say I really heard anything obviously different, which isn't a bad thing as I liked the sound of my stereo before and I still like it. The cables themselves however are a vast improvement, both in looks and build. I like the fact that they are nothing fancy, just plain matt black PVC wires that are incredibly flexible, which makes routing through my stereo rack much easier. The Neutrik plugs, which are again matt black but metal this time, look great and have a nice tight fit and also incorporate a compressed spring at the back to provide strain relief where the cable exits the plug. All in all I'd say they have advantages over both OE cables and expensive branded items and when they can be got for a mere £10 then they're a steal!

Next time someone comes on the forum with a question like mine, point them straight towards the Gothams on ebay, they needn't look elsewhere!