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Just completed the system. Will provide feedback soon.

Owing to the amount already spent, the only upgrades in the system could be replacing the nterconnect and speaker cables with Kharma Grand Reference cables and that will be the end. I work for a living and have to stop somewhere.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 23’ × 16’  Large
Ceiling: 21’


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    • Audio Aero Capitole Reference Signature
    CD Player
    • de Havilland Electric preamp Mercury 2
    Preamplifier
    • KR 8000 Monos
    75w monoblocks, Push Pull, Vacuum Tube Amps
    • Kharma CRM 1.2 Ceramique Ref. Monitor
    Ceramique Reference Monitor. Big brother of the CRM 3.2
    • Combak Harmonix HS 101-GP
    2m pair, XLR, from De Havilland mercury 2 Preamp to KR mono amps
    • JPS Labs Superconductor 3
    2m pair interconnect (preamp to mono amps) and 1 m pair (CD player to preamp)
    • Jorma Unity
    A 2.5 m pair speaker cables
    • Kharma Grand Reference 1a PC
    1.0 m length, Cryoed Version; feeding my monoblocks
    • Kharma Grand Ref 1A Power Cords
    Feeding my CD player and Preamp

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Re: wires. Important, your equipment is suberb. It seems you'll have to fall back on friendly dealers. I suggest you audition specific cables & keep notes on how they perform in your system -- and post them. Then other posters may be able to narrow down the choices based on your findings, i.e. how you listen and how "it" sounds to you in yr system.
Recommended cables for trial (from a practical point of view, i.e., many here have compared & contrasted these with other cables):
*Nordost Valhalla or SPM (I would leave out the quattrofil), and/or
*Purist Dominus I/C + Purist speaker OR Valhalla OR SPM speaker and/or
*Siltech SILVER (whatever it's called) I/C + speaker OR Valhalla OR SPM speaker...
...whatever is available. Having heard your equipment (but NOT in your configuration!) I could have a few ideas based on your findings. I'm sure other will have many ideas. Cheers!

gregm