Packgrog
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I took the plunge on my first portable amp (the Tomahawk, which is technically my Christmas gift from my wife, although I ordered it, heheh). Now I need to figure out what interconnect cable to get to go with it. I purchased the amp to improve the sound from my iriver H120, in the hopes that it will bring the sound quality at least up to the level of the headphone out on my Cowon A2 (I miss Rockbox, big time, but the A2 just sounds so much better that I can't listen to my H120 anymore). I have a fairly long Rat Shack gold plug cable that I'd purchased for the sake of soundboard recording into the iRiver's line-in, but that's likely to be inadequate for portable use (and sound quality). I also take the subway in NYC every day, so durability is VERY important, especially since the cable will likely be exposed in the bag I found.
Based on much reading of these forums, I'm torn on what to get. Do I take the plunge and go nuts with an ALO Jumbo Cryo? Should I go less nuts and go for a regular ALO Cryo? Would a Qables cable be a better option, even though I have some concerns about silver cables being more delicate (again, durability is important here), and I've read that silver cables tend to be kind of "bright"? Should I just get a "cheap", $15 Cardas 6" mini-to-mini until I can really afford a better cable, or will that degrade the sound noticably between my H120 and the amp? Are there other interconnect providers that can provide a better overall deal for price/quality? For people who have used multiple different I/C's, what are your impressions of each?
Thanks in advance,
-Packgrog
Based on much reading of these forums, I'm torn on what to get. Do I take the plunge and go nuts with an ALO Jumbo Cryo? Should I go less nuts and go for a regular ALO Cryo? Would a Qables cable be a better option, even though I have some concerns about silver cables being more delicate (again, durability is important here), and I've read that silver cables tend to be kind of "bright"? Should I just get a "cheap", $15 Cardas 6" mini-to-mini until I can really afford a better cable, or will that degrade the sound noticably between my H120 and the amp? Are there other interconnect providers that can provide a better overall deal for price/quality? For people who have used multiple different I/C's, what are your impressions of each?
Thanks in advance,
-Packgrog