Which cables do you use and prefer?
I like many other cables and brands.
Analysis Plus, Nordost, Black Cat, Chord Cables. Some I have bought used to make them "reasonable". Audioquest for USB and Ethernet also recently got some Audio Sensibility cables for my turntable. Used to use Straightwire cables in my HT and also Kimber. Had Cardas speaker cables that had great synergy with a NAD amp and Paradigm reference speakers. Had many, it seems to be a system synergy thing.
I know the engineering arguments.. Wire is wire and its all BS. Was in that camp for a long time. But when you have invested good money in a system and the right cable brings it all together then you stick with it even if the opinion is not popular.
I don't think expensive cables necessarily sound better. In fact had some Transparent Audio cables that absolutely killed my sound. Had bad luck with Monster Cables.
I find the Analysis Plus cables made for Schiit Stacks to be very good.
So in my music system I use Audioquest Cinnamon USB from my Raspberry Pi4 to my DAC. I use Nordost Blue Heaven to my tube amp. And Analysis Plus Black Oval 12 to my Speakers. I have a second dac and use a Black Cat Copperone from it to tube amp (with a PYST USB from the pi).
On my Headphone amp system. I use Audio Sensibility Cable from PhonoPre to Sys. Analysis Plus Jumper from DAC to Sys. And Chord Clearway from Sys to Asgard 2.
So I've given you generic and specific. I have boxes full of other cables I tried usually "affordable" cables.. Although brands like Kimber, Tara Labs, Monster, Blue Jeans, Outlaw Audio, Emotiva.
Trust me I went down the cheaper is fine route for many years. For many people cheaper may be fine, I'm not trying to convince anyone that they should do something different, but for me
..... With my years of experimenting. Cables do make a difference.
Not popular opinion and people will want to give me the double blind argument. Thats fine.
I'm going to really annoy people and say on my tube amp the Nordost Blue Heaven power cable made a huge difference. I laughed at my dealer when he suggested it. Told him it makes no sense. In the end I heard tje difference and spent the money.