I am a newbie and don't get me wrong, I have been reading for awhile just to learn. In reading this post I felt I had to say something. I just experienced something I felt I should share and get thoughts on. I have compared Monster and think it's high priced crap like Bose. The best RCA cables I had run across (can afford) are the Blue Jeans Cable. I just purchased the Integra Research RDV-1 DVD-A & RDC-1 pre/pro. I looked at buying DVD-A RCA 6 pack of colored cables for over $100 but the Integra has M-F DB-25 connections for its multi-channel analog output, that's a computer 25 pin connection cable!! I found one, 6' was the shortest I could buy, and it cost $6 at a computer repair store. The difference was AMAZING! All the things you read about the expensive RCA cables happened with this $6 cable. The detail difference was obvious but it leaves me with two questions. Is Integra Research the only one doing this? I wonder if I bought a gold plated, shorter DB-25 cable if it would sound even BETTER!