Glory, by the "stock" wires, I assume you mean the Basiks that come with them. Yes, I have used them as well as Precision Reference between my line stage and amp, Apex between both my preamp and the phono stage, Oppo player, and Weiss dacs. I have also used them with Townshend ics. In all of these cases I much prefer them with the Universal Cells. I will also say that the better cables continue to prove superior with the Universal Cells.