Cable/Interconnect recommendation for B&W and MF


I posted similar question in AMP section, asking which part should I invest. Everybody said "cables", so here it goes...

B&W CDM 9NT
Musical Fidelity A300 amp & A3 CDP

currently what I have:
radio shack 12 gauge speaker cable (25 feet for each side), about $1 a foot. terminated by myself using monster cable banana plugs
monster cable interconnect. I remember it was about $20.

Which one should change first (speaker cable, or interconnect)? Any recommendations?
silvmoon
I guess I'll say the interconnect, partly because 25ft of good speaker cables is going to be expensive. What is your budget?

My favorite is Siltech at whatever price point.

A good choice if you must have long runs of speaker cable are the MIT Terminator 2 or other MIT with those junction boxes. They do a decent job of adjusting for the problems that a long run creates..

If you don't want to dish out for bi-wire cables for your B&W's then at the very least get some decent jumpers to replace the brass plates that connects the high and low speaker terminals..
I second the ICs. I love Harmonic Tech Pro-silway 3s, but they are a little pricey by my budgeting standards. A'gon member "drubrew" makes a very nice Dhlabs/WBT based IC at extremely affordable prices. Also, www.Siganlcable.com makes really good ICs(among other things) at very affordable prices, and include a money back 30 day guarantee.

You could do speaker cables as well. 25 feet per speaker, goodness. Do you live in an aircraft hangar? Just kidding. You could try Signalcable for these as well. They have a very affordable internal biwire speaker cable.

These are just some off-the-cuff suggestions, ones that worked for me.

I should add that, changing cabling can/will change your systems overall presentation. i.e warmer, more extended highs, fuller mids, etc. You should include your ultimate sound goals so the guys here can point you in the right direction. Obviously there is a vast wealth of experience here the 'Gon. Once you have selected a few candidates you can "search" the archives here for more info.
I agree with Sugarbrie, interconnects first. Love the Siltech Compass Lake but I don't think you want to spend that much. A cable that gets 97% of the Valhalla or Siltech is the Pure Note Epsilon 4. They run around $600 a meter.

http://www.purenote.com

Sonic Genius' Reference Stereo System a/o July 2003:

Martin-Logan Prodigy speakers.
Krell FPB400cX power amp. Modified with IEC power inlet.
Krell KCT preamp.
Sony SCD-1 SACD player.

Sutherland PHD phono preamp (battery).
VPI TNT-HR-X turntable, JMW 12.5 tonearm.
Grado Statement phono cartridge.

Pure Note Epsilon Reference XLR, RCA cables. Rev. 4.0
Pure Note Epsilon Reference speaker cables. Rev. 4.0
Siltech Compass Lake XLR interconnects.
Pure Note Sigma power cables.