Suggest mini-to-RCA y-cable for iPod-to-amp

I would like some advice from the gurus on this one. I connect my iPod dock's line-out to my Musical Fidelity headphone amp currently with an Audioquest Mini-1 (same construction as Copperhead/G-Snake as far as I can tell). However, I did some recent reading on Blue Jeans Cable (the only sensible cables site I've found so far) and it appears that just about any coax with good isolation (shield) and termination (plugs) will do the job. Alas, they (BJC) do not offer mini-to-RCA y-cables. Any suggestions?

I am thinking of Zu Mobius or Monster THX Mini-whatever-aka-iCable (cheap but too long). I am a little leery of the small-time audiophile brands that offer amazing sound improvements from exotic materials but share nothing about the shielding or termination designs (Zu is in that category, their site is too cryptic). If there is a manufacturer that uses good Belden professional grade coax to make mini-to-RCA cables, I would be even happier to learn about them.

Surprising results

I just spent quite a long time doing A/B of my old Radio Shack Y-cable and my AudioQuest Mini-1 via my Onkyo receiver and Senn 650 (my headphone amp takes only one line in), as well as through my speakers. Guess what? I could not make out any meaningful difference between the two interconnects, with music or test tones. I did not have a spectral analyzer, maybe that would have measured something I could not hear. Funny thing is, the supposedly shielded AQ picked up more noise from my cell phone than the RS cable, although both were affected. Hopefully I can return the AQ to the store! I may test some other cables, probably something better shielded. AudioQuest is clearly overpriced trash.

I am currently of the opinion that if one has an electrically noisy environment (which is not common), a well shielded cable is preferable. In all other cases, it seems like any wire does the job.

In all fairness, if I had a much better source than the iPod (mostly something with a better DAC and power supply; iPod was playing Apple Lossless files anyhow), I might be able to make out some subtle difference with different cables.

Don't suddenly change your mind I have not tried Monster yet dur to high cost and inconvenient length. I bet they are not as bad as some audiophiles think. They are similar in design to what I am using right now.

I am right now auditioning a "semi-balanced" Acoustic Research mini-to-RCA. A/B against Radio Shackwas inconclusive; I could not tell a difference but I was tired and did not do pink noise, test tones, etc. Monster on their web site claims that their interconnects are also "semi-balanced" twisted pairs inside. I am really not sure "semi-balancing" provides as good a shiled as a regular (decent) unbalanced braided coax, although it seems better than my AudioQuest (which is now gone).

Today I went climbing with a British guy who turned out to be an audiophile in the fine UK tradition. When interconnects, my topic du jour, came up, he told me he could not tell the difference between his gourmet Brit $200 interconnects and $30 ones. I am not at all surprised. So do not knock AQ and Monster that much; they and also Ixos and Acoustic Research make good stuff in the $15-$30 range.

I've done a ton of reading online on the topic of cables. There are a few good sites, one by a retired speaker designer at McIntosh laboratories, Audioholics, and some others. Basic idea is that if the cable is short but not too thin or otherwise compromised design, the only meaningful difference is EMI / RFI shield.

I've seen the Kimber Tonik which I think this one is based upon. Thick enough wire to transmit the entire audio band with minimal resistance etc, but no shielding whatsoever.