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Check out Tara Prism 300s on ebay, they're really inexpensive, excellently made interconnects, much less expensive than Radio Shack's Fusion or Gold series.

Anything you can do to avoid stepping into a Radio Shack, or even browsing their website, is a worthy use of your time. The Tara Prism 300s don't look half bad.

http://www.taralabs.com/products/ind_prducts/ind_int_prism.asp#3

Bah - why must I face all these links that do nothing to me other than make me want to spend more money - heh. I had my next few upgrades so well planned....

What's worse, is that Gene just tested the Axiom speaker cables and they blew away the rest of the pack (so far). His Cable Article Part 2 is still a ways away, but we found it amazing that Axiom's no BS cables beat out stuff costing QUITE a bit more.

Oh good lord...that's all I needed to hear. Because I say "i'll just get some inexpensive ones"...but it'll eat at me that there is a "good deal" out there that will give me great performance and I didn't go that route.

My prediction:

The wife will have shot me by the time this project is over.

-Nick

But if the Axiom cables are more aesthically appealing to her than others, it may gain you some points...

Yes, I'm sure she'll enjoy the asthetics once she cleans my blood off of them. Actually she's pretty good about everything. Quite understanding with all my hobbies. I just never expected cables and to cost so much. Like most things in life you get what you pay for. And if you're careful you get more than you pay for.

-Nick

I've been scouring the net looking for a good deal on cables. (Still working on that system for my brother) Damn...buying an entire set of HT cables all at once adds up!

So far the best deal I could find on quality analog interconnects has been from Blue Jeans Cables. For $26/pair you get pretty much exactly what every place else seems to be charging $50+ for. (Belden 1505F with Canare RCA Plugs)

If you want anything more than a simple spool of 12awg copper for speaker cables though, "deals" are hard to find. Axiom's speaker cables are pretty much in the ballpark price wise. Heartland Cables seems to have some decent prices on speaker cables though too.

Even with all the bargain hunting that I've done, all the cables he'll need comes to almost $500. Damn....

If you need enough cables and you're willing to invest a little time, you can make the same cables for quite a bit less money.
http://www.bus.ucf.edu/cwhite/theater/DIYCable.htm

Darn right on finding deals on cables. About the best I have seen is Blue Jeans. The multi audio set is at a good price, also. I wish more would do those set.