The good news is that my system is on its way from various parts of the world - sonus faber speakers, bel canto pre-amp + amps, bel canto cd player, wadia i170.

The bad news is that I have no idea what cables to get (brands as well as what cables i actually need), how many, how much is usually spent on cables, rca vs xlr, etc. Any suggestions based on the above set-up?

Thanks.