Favorite cable brand.


Interested to hear opinions regarding brand favorites. My personal favorites, at the moment,  are Kimber and Goertz. Two very different sounds yet both quite enjoyable. What are your favorites?
128x128wturkey
After years of using Synergistic Research midlevel interconnects and power cords I auditioned the C2 and D2 level cables from Ansuz. Holy crap, what a difference. The power cords alone improved everything so much I was shocked. The interconnect just poured on more realism and dug deep, deep into the recordings. Yes, I am hearing things I never heard before in recordings I have been listening to for decades, and I have always had very good gear. I purchased the C2 level interconnects and power cords, and I couldn’t be more satisfied. Was the D2 level better? Yes, but a twice the price. The C’s seem to be the bang-for-the-buck sweet spot in the line. I am scheduled to audition the C level speaker cables in a few weeks. I’ll post my opinions on them then.

A word about price. Ansuz prices their stuff in the upper echelon, but do dismiss them out of hand for that. Actual dealer prices are way lower. In my case, less than half the marketed price. Final word, do not take my word, or anyone else’s, about the quality of these cables. Instead, contact a dealer for a loaner pair and hear them for yourself in your own system. I suggest staring with the power cord.
The original 47 Labs OTA sounds and tastes GREAT...

I use it for both speaker cable (bare ends) and IC's along with their non metallic RCA connectors.

Power cords are old BMI and Absolut (sp?).

In the past I've used various Kimber (speaker/IC/digital), HT (power/IC), and Homegrown Audio (IC).

Also used various other solid core copper/silver bulk wire for DIY experiments (Chimera, XLO et cetera).

DeKay
Darwin for ICs.
Cabledyne for SCs (no longer in business)
TWL for PCs.

All the best,
Nonoise
I admit, I can't discern very well any audible differences between cables, but I do have some "favorites" I've picked up along the way.  I'm moreso drawn to them due to the materials and construction.

Kimber - the braid structure did me in when I noticed their PBJs were as good as more expensive shielded cables.  My #1 go-to to this day.

Straightwire and IXOS - I purchase them at pennies on the dollar in the used market.

Audioquest was my first dive into "cables", but I left their market with the introduction of DBS.