I pretty much agree with Mapleleafs3. You can get nicer-sounding cables than the Monsters (I hope you have the Interlink 400 II or better) but you are even better off putting 200 bucks more into your CD player.
If you want to spend the cable money that way, look at the Music Hall CD25. I like it a lot better than the best NAD, and I've had both.
Cables are really tweaks, not main components. For the money, you'll get much more music if you find the best CD player you can afford first, then save for cables. When you have a bit more cash, get a power cord for the player, (say a $50 kit from Subaruguru, here on Audiogon) and perhaps a pair of Apogee Wyde Eye interconnects.
IMHO it doesn't make sense for you to spend much more than that for cables, at this point.
If you want to spend the cable money that way, look at the Music Hall CD25. I like it a lot better than the best NAD, and I've had both.
Cables are really tweaks, not main components. For the money, you'll get much more music if you find the best CD player you can afford first, then save for cables. When you have a bit more cash, get a power cord for the player, (say a $50 kit from Subaruguru, here on Audiogon) and perhaps a pair of Apogee Wyde Eye interconnects.
IMHO it doesn't make sense for you to spend much more than that for cables, at this point.