Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching.

Early on I had closer to a single loom from one manufacturer. As I heard more stuff and made more mistakes, but learned from it, I started and have continued getting the best sounding cable I felt like paying for and now have a very good sounding system with many manufacturers contributing. You have to be able to trust your ears and it helps to have good friends who have stayed with you for a while and give you second and third opinions along with good recommendations. I definitely have some good helping friends for 10+ years that assist me.

Bob

I’m using Shunyata, MIT, and Nordost!

Couldn’t be happier!! Well maybe lol. 

Michael. 

The only thing that matters is it's copper and the proper gauge for the run length. That's it. You could use coat hangers.