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What interconnects work well with Mcintosh Gear?

Hi Guys for the first time in my 20 year adventure for the purchase of high End audio equipement, I finally decided to try Mcintosh gear. I have a MC 2105 Amplifier and a c31v audio/video control center Preamplifier. I was wondering what interconnects will match well with these components? Not looking to spend a ton of money. Any Thoughts?
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whinoman OP
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys, keep them coming!
tricon_dave
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I have both Mapleshade Excalibur Plus and Nordost Quatrofil. I prefer the Mapleshade. The Mapleshade seems to have better initial attack and is more open and transparent compared to the Nordost. They look a bit "fragile" with the clear plastic sheath and very thin ribbons, but I have not had any problems at all. The good news is I don't even think about interconnects or speaker cables any more.

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Congrats! I am very interested to hear how the system is holding up after all these years.
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1xtechnologies
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When it's time to upgrade if you need a plenum Belden type cable you can give part number 1XB88723 a try. It is FEP, Plenum rated and super nice stuff. 

Let me know when you get a chance how its holding up!
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I've tried a few different mid-priced brands/models of IC cables with my older McIntosh gear and I've concluded that for the lengths less than 1m-1.5m, I could not hear any difference. Something like the Kimber Kable PJB or similar was good enough..

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