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Integrated Amp Jumpers

A while back I replaced the metal jumpers between the pre-amp and amp section of my int-amp with Audioquest jumpers, which are about 3 inches in length. I use Audioquest King Cobras and Diamondbacks for interconnects throughout the rest of my system. I was wondering if anyone knew if using a short length pair of Audioquest King Cobras or Diamondbacks would be an improvement over the Audioquest interconnects sold specifically as jumpers. Without special order I believe the shortest length available for the King Cobras or Diamondbacks is .5m. Any opinions are appreciated.
darkkeys
mesch
1,679 posts
 
Yes, I believe the use of short interconnects to be advantageous with the NAD 326BEE. I use 0.5M AQ Diamondbacks on mine.
stevecham
3,298 posts
 
Today I tried my 1.0 meter pair of AQ Niagara ICs as jumpers and much preferred the Harmonic Tech cables as I mentioned above; the AQs tended to soften the dynamics a bit too much for my taste.  Could be the added length. The Niagara work perfectly connecting my EAR 834P phono stage to the C326BEE, however. 

And yet another means to "spice to your own taste" with affordable integrateds.
213runnin
562 posts
 
Spice to your preference, definitely.  The end result would also depend on one's speaker characteristics and the other components in the system.  Lots of fun to experiment!  
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