I can't say I have done a lot of A/B tests on my cables in the system, but the Blue Jeans Cable seemed to transmit a stronger signal out of my Nova amp. They were cheap, too, 15 bucks for a pair of 8 foot speaker cables.

I think the Nova is a great amp, I use it as a DAC via USB and Coax output from a CD player. An upgrade to an NOS tube improved the sound of the tube preamplifier, but it sounded great out of the box.

pvonmalt May 13, 2010 01:04

Hi, I have also recently built a budget system. I've had good luck so far with cables from Blue Jean Cables, they were a noticeable step up from Radio Shack.

Also, have you thought about the Peachtree Decco for your second system? I have a computer hooked up to the Nova and it is fantastic.

pvonmalt May 06, 2010 22:34