I don’t believe using a full loom of cables from just one manufacturer makes sense
Of course if you don’t actually have a full loom of cables from one manufacturer and by full loom I mean, all interconnects, digital and analog, all power cords even if they’re going to a turntable motor, and all speaker cables from the same manufacturer and generation/loom, unless someone has actually done this experiment and let the loom settle in for one week, then you really can’t know what a full loom will sound like. And while power cords may make the biggest first impression, it is usually the last cable you replace, something like a mis-matched ethernet cable, an interconnect or a power cord going to something you don’t think matters, it is almost always the last cable that is perceived as making the single biggest difference when that cable completes the loom. Absent this actual experiment taking place, the best bet is to mix and match with cable stew but this will never sound as coherent as a proper loom in the system. At least this has been my experience, and this is also what I find to be the biggest downfall systems costing six figures but with Cable Stew. In fact I’ve heard well set up systems $20,000-$30,000 with a full loom of cables, a full loom of electronics, proper speaker placement and mild acoustic treatments, outperform systems in the deep six-figure range with mis matched cables and components.
Yours in music,
Ted Denney III
Lead Designer/CEO Synergistic Research Inc.
