What cable caused you to become a cable "junkie" ?

XLO Type 5

I'm a little bit of a cable junkie, but in that role I'm a big "Value Junkie": I like what cables can do, but I keep my budget in a certain range and see what I can do within that level. I've had more expensive, but I've found most satisfaction price/performance-wise with the following... I use many of these and tend to keep a set or two out of the below as spare:

Analysis Plus: Solo Crystal Oval
Analysis Plus: Power Oval (love the black wattgate model)
Outlaw Audio: PSC 1.2m Copper IC is a STEAL
LAT International: IC200 mkII is a great value hybrid
Kimber Select 1010: Reasonable price, great sound
Nordost Red Dawn: marginally better than blue heaven, at todays prices quite worth a look (though in the past, overpriced compared to BH)

All time LEAST favorite cable: Kimber Silver Streak - Couldn't be softened by a mountain of goose-down!

Audioquest Sterling - I had to have these- went deep into debt but also made my system more than I thought possible. There was NO looking back. Don't ever try these in your system unless you have BIG bucks

Monster Sigma Retro's. I was shocked.

Monster Reference 2 Interconnects did it for me about 10 years ago.

Although less and less, I still use this cable as reference til this day since it is a Reference cord after all.

Actually, Sherod, I think I am a bit more of a freak than you are. I think I am turning into an AUDIOphile in its purest form. I think my system is good enough and doesn't need tweaking anymore. Yet, I ENJOY tweaking! It's FUN!

After finals, I am going to make my own interconnects and AC cords. FUN FUN FUN!!