Be consistent with brand?

First off I don't have loads of experience with different brands of cable but My take on it is like this...Most cable companies have certain design philosophies, whether they are legit or not is not part of this thread, but if you truly believe that one mfgr. is on to something with an IC for example, wouldn't that same design principle apply to their other cables? It looks like the cable companies design their stuff using a wide variety equipment from different manufactures but no matter what is in the system they ( as far as I know, I may be wrong ) allways use their own wire to connect everything together. For example if I believe that Tara labs design with active shield makes all the difference in the world, then why would I want to put another IC downstream that doesn't have active shield? Or maybe I try the Tara labs and I think it sounds thin, but unbeknown to me Tara just doesn't work well with the other cables in my system or shows through how thin they really are???

I had Transparent re-wire all of my stuff. It was really expensive but well worth the effort and cost. I am thinking of upgrading to internal "opus" line next. Should be around 15k per component.

Sugerbrie, I was just kidding around. I don't think Transparent would even offer that kind of service...Well maybe they would if the money was right? But I doubt it would be worth their time or my money for the benefits. There just isn't a lot of wire in there except for inside the speakers. My qestion really is directed towards the wires that we use to connect our system. Happy listening, how is the cat?