IC.to replace Pre-Out/Main-In jumper

Tom's advice is good on all counts. If you are only replacing the jumpers and not running the signal through an external processor or hooking up to a separate external amp, I would seriously consider staying with the jumper, if it's that short "u" shaped piece of metal that I have in my old NAD receiver, as I would think the shorter the better for the connection, no matter how good the interconnect (Tom's advice makes it an even shorter path).

What I have heard is the issue with the jumpers is that they tend to be stainless steel, which is not the best conductor.

Do you aspire to use interconnects and speaker cables made of stainless steel?

Shorter is probably better but not at the expense of a good conductor.

As usual, try it and see what you like.

- A

Simon, I have done the replacement NAD jumper, with very short (about 5" of my favorite IC and good quality plugs).
The difference is huge. Large gains in all the usual audiophile areas. The factory jumper should have sounded better though. More "unexplained high end voodoo". BTW, even 5 inches of great IC makes a substantial improvement on a fundamentally good sounding circuit like NAD......Frank

Tara Labs "The Missing Link" is a great replacement jumper for about $40 new.

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