i've found some killer deals on interconnects from audiogon in the past year. I think I paid a total of like 30% of the retail price for the following (in order from lowest to highest in terms of quality):
2 pairs audio magic excalibur II 1 meter rcas
1 pair audio magic spellcaster 1 meter rcas (better)
1 pair audio magic sorcerer 1 meter rcas
anyway, I'm wondering where to put these cables in the system. here's the basic setup:
player, dac, preamp, power amp. i need a set of rcas from dac > pre, from pre > power amp, and since my speakers will be bi-amped, from 2 channels of the power amp out to 2 more channels of the power amp (it's a 7 channel amp)
so, i know that the best cable should be used from the pre to the amp, since that will ALWAYS be involved. so the sorcerers will go from pre > amp. that i'm sure of.
should the next best pair go from channels 1/2 of the amp out and back in to 3/4? i realize that this will also always be in use in the chain, but it'd be for the highs only. when i think of cable impact, i mostly think of bass. bass is not a factor for the amp channels driving the highs. should i put the spellcasters from amp > amp too and put the excaliburs from the dac to the pre? or should I put the spellcasters from dac > pre since that's getting the full range analog signal (bass and all) and probably wants a sweet cable too (the best i can giv it)?
hope i'm making sense