ruskiru said:
I'm trying to decide about upgrading the interconnects between a Kingrex UD-01 Pro DAC and NAD C316BEE amp from Chord Crimson Plus to one of the following to bring out the best of the DAC: Chord Company Chameleon Silver Plus Mark Grant G1000HD Silver High Breed Quintessence Speakers are Wharfedale 9.1s. All the components are probably on the warm side. Any opinions on these cables?
Save your money, improve the amp. The 316 is okay, but a better amp with more power will drive and control your speakers better. Changing from one bit of copper to another is baby steps with little benefit, improving anything around controlling the speaker generates greater returns. Either that or try changing the position of your speakers, that also yields greater returns.
If you want to change the underlying sound of your stereo, cables aren't the way to achieve a fundamental shift (with the exception of trying silver cables, which typically sound brighter than copper based ones, I have no idea why, but copper to copper is money wasted IMO and trust me, I've been through a stack of them). If it's that bad, look at changing the speaker instead.
The Home Cinema Centre in Edinburgh has a pair of Mission 751s for £170. They'll blow your Wharfedales out the water and anything else under £500. Buy with confidence.