best RCA interconnects under $150

MarkerTek.com pro audio cables.

Used by the recording, film, and broadcast professionals.

Less than $30 each. Premium Canare TecNec cables work great.

Cheap, durable, and excellent for home audio.

When I had a DNA-1 Deluxe I thought the Outlaw Audio PCA ICs went well with them. The sound was very nice to my ears. I think I heard all of what you mentioned above. The Outlaw Audio PCA cables area bit thick and I had to get used to the locking plug.

You might add a $79 pair of JW Audio RCA's to your audition list. I tried a pair about two months ago, taking advantage of their 30 day trial, and found them to at least equal if not out-perform a number of my other sanely priced favorites I had sitting around. My previous favorites are priced in the $150-$250 area. They break all of their cables in for you ahead of time, so it won't take you 2 weeks to figure out if they are going to be "keepers" or not. If you are like most audiophiles, you will end up trying dozens over the years, and it is helpful to not have to take a big loss on every pair that does not synergize with your system. Find some manufacturers that stand beind their products with a similar policy.

I have the Tad-150 as well and use the MA-1 interconnects from Morrow Audio - a true audio bargain.

I have tried quite a few interconnects which routinely sell in the $50 - $200 price range on the Audiogon. From my experience you would be hard pressed to surpass the performance of the Soundsilver trilogy interconnects for less than $200.