Stay in the same cable family?


Is it less "hit and miss" to buy all your cables,cords and IC's from the same company? I recently sold off my Synergistic power cords after comparing them to PS Audio Lab II's.The Lab's had more bass and midbass body that I preferred.

I then purchased Synergistic speaker cables. The spkr cables made my system too bassy and thick. They would have complemented the Synergistic power cords better!

I realize that every part of the audio chain is important and that system synergy is king. Is staying with the same company for all cables an easier way to find synergy?
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Showing 1 response by sherod

Bigtee and Tok2000 both make very good points. I have found in my system that interconnects do better from the same manufacturer, while not necessarily so with the speaker cables. However, with power cords I have found that matching different makes in the best combinations makes for a more synergistic blend in achieving sonic Nirvana. Every time I used the same power cords on all components it became too much of a good thing, so to speak. Have some fun( if you can afford it ) experimenting.