Interconnects... Monoprice vs Ben's for the RTi A5's

Menasor
Menasor Posts: 283
edited January 2009 in Speakers
Ok guys, I'm getting to the point where I want to upgrade my wires if it'll benefit me a lot. I have pretty nice speaker wires (Blue Jeans), but I'm only using Monoprice IC's from the receiver to the amp. It definitely looks like the weak link in my setup.

I've heard many many great things about Ben's IC's. Can someone chime in on what types of benefits I'll get if I switch to better IC's? Especially Ben's. I'm using A5's so I think they'd be decent enough to take advantage of better IC's. Any thoughts appreciated. :) Thanks!

Fronts: Energy RC-70
Center: Energy RC-LCR
Surrounds: Energy Veritas 1.0CM
Subwoofer: SVS PC12-NSD
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR705
Amplifier: Denon POA-2200 w/ Ben's ICs


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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited January 2009
    I haven't heard Ben's cables with any other speakers than SDAs, but I went from no name cables to AQs and got a huge uptick in resolution and imaging. When I replaced the AQs with Ben's I got a similar experience. I'd expect a similar experience for you.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited January 2009
    I have a set of Ben's cables on my rig running the rti a5's and i gotta say they sound fantastic.
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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  • Menasor
    Menasor Posts: 283
    edited January 2009
    TouchOfEvil wrote: »
    I have a set of Ben's cables on my rig running the rti a5's and i gotta say they sound fantastic.

    Thanks for the replies guys. I've contacted Ben about them and am pretty much convinced. :) Touch, did you use any other IC's before using Ben's?

    Fronts: Energy RC-70
    Center: Energy RC-LCR
    Surrounds: Energy Veritas 1.0CM
    Subwoofer: SVS PC12-NSD
    Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR705
    Amplifier: Denon POA-2200 w/ Ben's ICs


    Pics of my setup (click me)
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited January 2009
    Menasor wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies guys. I've contacted Ben about them and am pretty much convinced. :) Touch, did you use any other IC's before using Ben's?

    Yes i did. I had a few differant pairs of el cheapo's and i had a pair of auricle"sp" kaptons.
    Bens blew em out the water.
    I have another pair of silver IC's but i forget by who. Again bens took em down.
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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