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What brand signal cables are you using for your McIntosh gear?

I use mostly Monster Cable for speaker, and RCA interconnects. All of my balanced XLR cables are Monoprice or Monster Studio. My turntable cables are VPI and the cable that seems to make a difference in sound is my USB cable from my Mac Mini to the C2500. The AudioQuest Cinnamon seems to be more transparent. I tried the Kimber cable USB and it seems to roll off the highs a little bit but sounds good in my office system with my Music Streamer DAC.
 
jg47 said:
Two complete sets of Analysis Plus and Crimson Cable. I switch out complete sets, no mix and matching.


Mcintosh MA7000, Mcintosh D150, Mcintosh XR50 speakers and Acoustic Solid Turntable.
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Wireworld OCC Copper on everthing.

As Ghoulardi used to say "Turn Blue".
 
In case someone is interested in DIY interconnects here is a very good thread on the how to. I have been making my own since I read this thread. It gives a pictorial step by step so even I could follow it. :)

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61442

Like Kevin and several others in here the OP is in pro sound so he has a lot of credibility IMO. I was looking for something shielded and with a long service life. These seem to do the trick for me. The main advantage to making my own is I can make them to the exact length I need.

Here is what they look like finished. I've since gone to colored cable so I don't have to mark left & right anymore.



Some speaker cables I made out of 12 gauge signal control wire I got at work. It's shielded and has a very long service life.

 
Mike were did you get the "Y" heat shrink on the speaker cables?

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+1 on custom making my own ... been doing that since the 80s. I used to make all my own digital and video cables as well from Belden RG6 quad.
 
I'm not an audio DIYer, so I'd rather not make them. Although, my hat's off to those that do. I went with Analysis Plus. They are an electrical engineering consulting company and for years tested cables for corporations. Most people never heard of them at least that's my take after talking about them for awhile. They also make cables for musical equipment, i.e. guitars, amps etc. There are a hand full of "know" musicians and recording "people" that recommend them, at least here in the states.
 
I use Kimber here too, trying to keep in all Made in the USA system. I also have a very long run of Blue Jeans Cables from my dedicated 78 rpm turntable.
 
I make my own with shielded single-crystal OCC copper wire. The closest to these that I've had in my system (still have) are Harmonic Tech cables.
 
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