Interconnects


Hello friends 
I am looking for interconnects from my disc player to preamp. My system consists of:
Parasound A 21 amp
Pass Labs XP 10 preamp 
Cyrus CDi disc player 
Legacy Audio Signature SE speakers 
There are so many options and prices, I don't know where to begin. I'm looking around a $500 price point. I look forward to your advice 
Thanks 
Al

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There are so many options and prices, I don’t know where to begin.
As might be expected, you are receiving a wide range of suggestions.

Cable performance will be significantly affected by the design and technical characteristics of the components the cable is connecting. I note that the Cyrus CDi appears to have a two-prong AC receptacle, as does its optional external power supply if you are using it. That will, to some degree, work in the direction of lessening the criticality of your interconnect choice, because it will eliminate susceptibility to ground loop-related noise and/or jitter issues, that in turn can increase sensitivity to interconnect cable differences.

My suggestion is that you can narrow the range of choices by researching the cable types others are using in conjunction with solid state CD players having unbalanced outputs and two-prong IEC receptacles or power cords. I believe that many of the CD players made by Marantz fit those criteria.

Also, FWIW, the suggestion by Herman strikes me as intriguing.

Good luck. Regards,
-- Al