Comment by bambax
7 hours ago
Like everyone, it seems, in this thread, I have not one big box of cables but several. But my classification system is mostly around age: old USB cables (mini, micro) vs recent USB cables (USB C), old screen cables (VGA) vs recent ones (HDMI), etc.
This doesn't work for everything: audio cables do not evolve much, nor do remote cables for DSLRs; but in general it's reasonably effective.
As a musician with a modular synth, I have three boxes, two just for audio.
Somehow, after decades of careful curation, the cable I need is always missing!