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Cable Synergy???

When I count the number of cables that connect components in my system, I come up with 9 (either sets or singles). Right now, I have cables from 7 different manufacturers in my system:

-SME
-Zu
-Kimber
-Purist
-DH Labs
-Audio Art
-Acoustic Zen

I think that all of them are solid manufacturers, but I can't imagine that this is an 'ideal' or even a smart cable set up. It's just where I have ended up after really figuring out the different parts of my system and going through some pretty significant changes over the past two years. And, when I read that list, I think of some pretty different sonic characteristics. So, two questions:

1-How important is cable synergy? Do you have any experience going from a tangle to a cohesive cable 'loom'?

2-If so, where is a good starting point both in terms of manufacturers and in terms of runs that are the 'foundation'? I don't mind making an investment, but I also do think I'll break the bank on cables.

Thanks.
tjnindc

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narrod
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A new marketing strategy from cable manufacturers is the concept of the "loom" meaning all cables from the same manufacturer providing a synergy that can't be achieved by mixing and matching. Does it make an audible difference? I don't know but I am skeptical because of the built-in bias of any cable manufacturer.

Wendell
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