Hmm, surprised nobody's mentioned the Cable Company yet. They make the process very simple - they send you multiple burnt in cables based on your system and stated preferences.
I insert one in the needed area (preamp to amp, CD to pre, etc) and play as much different types of music as possible. I keep that cable in as long as I enjoy it, and change it out if/when I don't like it, or want to hear something else.
After I've heard them all, I'll start the process over again, but the winner is the one that does the most time in my system.
But definitely use a service like Cable Company where at least you don't have cable burn in to deal with. That makes it much much much too painful.
I insert one in the needed area (preamp to amp, CD to pre, etc) and play as much different types of music as possible. I keep that cable in as long as I enjoy it, and change it out if/when I don't like it, or want to hear something else.
After I've heard them all, I'll start the process over again, but the winner is the one that does the most time in my system.
But definitely use a service like Cable Company where at least you don't have cable burn in to deal with. That makes it much much much too painful.