Interconnect recommendations

I still find it fascinating that educated people still believe cables ad something to the signal 🤔 

I find it fascinating that there are people that claim to be educated who can't spell add.

I thought about just letting this thread die, but with each of you taking the time to help me, one last response. 

First let me apologize for being ‘ricochet rabbit’. I am admittedly an newbie to high end audio. Over the course of this thread, your responses have completely changed my strategy.  Now, IMHO, I believe cables are only the final step to ‘audio nirvana’. 

I asked about a new amp, vs high end cables, as I came to realize the costs of those cables, and the realization that I could upgrade my amp + less expensive cables for less or the same cost. 

Don’t hate me for this, but decided to ask ChatGPT. It’s response:  

Where it fits in the upgrade ladder 

If you buy the Holo Spring 3 KTE, the next most impactful move after that would indeed be the Coda No. 8 — not cables.

The DAC gives you texture and tone; the Coda gives you drive and dimensionality. Together they push your BHK + KEF chain into world-class territory.

So, unless anyone wants to dispute the ChatGPT recommendation, my strategy is DAC (not necessarily Holo), then Coda #8, then interconnects, probably Transparent Super speaker cables & interconnects in the high end Zavfino or Veritas price range. 

Thank you again for your thoughtful recommendations. 

@signaforce Pass XA has a much warmer sound than your 330a, with plush and round bass. The X series will be a bit more lively with slightly better instrument separations and a bit more bite than XA. Both XA and X series amps tend to give you a more general view on a soundstage and they tend to homogenize everything you play. The advantage of this type of presentation is everything sounds good. It’s a fatigue free type of sound that you can listen to all day and not get tired. 
Coda is a faster sounding amp. It has crystal clear mids and makes Pass sound grainy and even a bit hazy in comparison. Coda has better instrument separation and it’s more articulate. The bass is lightning fast and it retains texture and body.
It might seem a bit cooler sounding than Pass because of these qualities. 
Both Pass and Coda are fantastic amps. To me Coda is a much better value. It also doesn’t run as hot as Pass. It is all about system matching and the sound you’re after. 
Your 330a is a very nice amp. I’d do the upgrade first and just enjoy music as a first step. 
 

@audphile1 Excellent advice as always. You verified that the Coda was definitely the better fit for my sound preferences. Thanks!