Interconnects/Cables of your choice, and why?


This can include the following: 

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- Balanced interconnects 

- RCA interconnects 

- TOSLINK Cables 

- SPDIF (Coax) Cables

- Ethernet Cables 

- USB Cables (USB-A)

- USB Type C (data-line cables)

-  HDMI Cables 

 

I’ll share what I use too, later on. Once this discussion post receives some responses. Let’s talk about cables for knowledge transfer and making the right purchasing decisions. Sometimes it's just fluff, other times it's the real deal.

 

thesummit

I use pretty much a full loom of Acoustic Zen cables/interconnects as I find them to be very neutral yet also very balanced and natural sounding with excellent imaging/3D soundstage.  These are qualities I find better cables manage to do that most budget cables can’t, and IMO AZ cables aren’t absurdly priced for this level of performance, and used they can be a huge performance bargain.  Power cables are mainly Cullen, USB is a LavriCables Ultimate Dual Silver, and HDMI for i2S is from Monoprice. 

On interconnects: Xangsane silver, Auditorium23

On speakers, Auditorium23, Duelund

On digital Intona Reference, Xangsane silver USB, Onti and Xangsane silver Cat8, Huber und Suhner clock cables

On power: Acoustic Revive

My system is high efficiency speakers , SET and I have found the above wide open, i.e. less congested and slouchy than others.

Mostly Furutech Fa-Alpha s22, but also have some SKW phono cables.  That's what's worked out best in my system these days.  

Kubala Sosna Realization (and Elation in my second system).

I also spent many hours comparing, and picked Audience AU24SX.  Loved the highs.  But when comparing the K-S Elation to these, much more full bodied with no loss of upper resolution.  FULL SPECTRUM smooth.  Revealing but  not glaring at all.  Meaty and sparkly.  All Copper.  Have to admit, now I just go with them, as in a new AES or USB cable etc.  Never disappointed and just not going back to all the trying and swapping again.  Of course now they have the new Ovation line...