Assessment of cables without working with entire sets is playing at it and a waste of time, that is, if the goal is to actually move a system toward a directed goal of improved sound. That is why such misinformation as cables being system dependent arises. Actual use of several sets of cables across many systems would disavow that misnomer. But, most audiophiles do not have the luxury of such experience, and listen too much to the inexperienced.
So, if the gripe is about expensive individual cables (IC, SC, PC, etc.), you're wasting your time anyway if you mix them. Few things more unproductive than someone who spends prodigiously to mix cables, using them entirely divorced from the design/intent of the manufacturer. :(
So, if the gripe is about expensive individual cables (IC, SC, PC, etc.), you're wasting your time anyway if you mix them. Few things more unproductive than someone who spends prodigiously to mix cables, using them entirely divorced from the design/intent of the manufacturer. :(