To loom or not to loom?


Ladies and Gentlemen.

I am asking for your experiences in running a complete loom of one brand of cable, experiences not opinions and conjecture please.

I have 2 systems with interconnects from DH Labs and Zavfino, Speaker cables from Zavfino and Wireworld. Power cables are a mishmosh of LessLoss (digital front end) Zavfino (tubes), SR Research SS monoblocks, all great quality cables. 

Should I look at consolidating each system to a specific brand and model of cables or is this a fool's errand? 

Again if you do not have specific experiences please refrain from posting gibberish and innuendo. 

audio_is_subjective64

Showing 2 responses by benanders

The idea that all-from-same-manufacturer cables can be audibly superior (since such difference is not measurable mechanically, and hasn’t been demonstrated as real by way of consumer preference studies) vs. a mix in a hifi system assumes the given manufacturer is equally understanding and competent of the requirements for all stages of signal pathway, and also more so than any competitor. To me and the rules of probability, doubt is looming. For anything that’s not quantifiable or patented but “sounds better” to some folks, that implies (assuming it’s actually real) the tech is superior by luck of design, and when that luck must extend to different forms of interconnects equally, well, also unlikely.

 

I have “gone whole hog” or “gone all out” or whatever real world colloquialism one might see fit to use, with audio cables twice, and including the power cords once (and in that case, all of the kit chain’s power supplies were also from the same manufacturer).

Predictable audible difference was not to be found in my two anecdotal cases, but alas I’m one of those a folks who does value an audio blind test over blindly testing my wallet. To each their own.

 

mapman

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You can’t enjoy the fruit without the loom, eh?

Heh heh heh, could be I’m just too old to enjoy Loomy Tunes.