Brands offer different levels of build, and cables, components, speakers, tweaks treatments and rhevroom will contribute in your overall sound.
With that being said, I recently swapped a reference line XLR from my DAC to Preamp (which yielded great results) to now from the PreAmp to the Monos and gained even greater results. I will circle back at some point and upgrade the XLR between the DAC and Preamp.
Could this have been done with less expensive but still well built cables, possibly, but that was not an option.
As as many say let your ears and wallet decide what’s best for you and never forget to Enjoy YOUR Sound!
With that being said, I recently swapped a reference line XLR from my DAC to Preamp (which yielded great results) to now from the PreAmp to the Monos and gained even greater results. I will circle back at some point and upgrade the XLR between the DAC and Preamp.
Could this have been done with less expensive but still well built cables, possibly, but that was not an option.
As as many say let your ears and wallet decide what’s best for you and never forget to Enjoy YOUR Sound!