Thanks for your help on my earlier thread. Aided by your advice, I have recently bought a Marantz PM6003 Amp and Marantz CD6003 cd player, which I am playing through my new KEF Q300 speakers or Grado SR80i phones. Have only had them for a week, but am delighted with the sound so far. I am currently using my old leads and speaker cables which are 8 years old and probably far from audiophile quality. For a system at this level, how much is it worth paying in this area, how much difference, if any will it make, and what would you experienced people recommend to me ? Thanks.