In my experience, a reputable dealer will often let you try different cables so you can determine sonic preferences for yourself. Yes, there are some known synergies. I had a slew of different "high end" cables in the house that I owned when I began building the core of my current main system in around 2006. I found the Kubala-S Emotion- which I think was their top of the line at the time to "gel" with my system and Joe Kubala visited-- he made a custom loom for my Avantgarde Duos. I use XLR even on the Lamm SETs which are not balanced and eventually upgraded the interconnect between the phono stage to line stage to the "Elation." These cables do have a synergy with my particular gear- which is all tube based with horns (except the mid bass woofers and additional subs)
When an XLR connection failed, Joe reterminated the cable for me. I encourage you to hear and compare. I did and haven't changed much of anything cable wise for years. I do like the robust connection of XLR, but would not use adapters unless absolutely necessary and then, only temporarily.