Matching Gear matter to you?


So I had a plan to to go with a single manufacturer for my power amp, line stage and phono preamp. It soothes my OCD but also looks sexy as hell in addition to component synergy. 
That said it was brought to my attention that a different manufacturer has a better component which is also less expensive. My first thought is better and cheaper = do it do it.

Am I crazy? (Probably)

Is my OCD holding me back?
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Showing 2 responses by wolf_garcia

I like my (Silver) Schiit Freya preamp...I like it a lot...does Schiit make a single ended all tube hand wired point to point power amp? Since they don't, my little (black with gold front panel) tube amp will suffice, and it suffices the hell outta my music collection, as do the DAC with bespoke DC killing power supply (black), the phono pre (ditto power supply, black), the CD transport/player (black), and the headphone amp and Schiit Loki EQ, both silver and adorable...
I'm going to cover all of my gear with Astro Turf to see if I prefer "matched" components...I'll be reporting back.