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i am a new hi-fi nut. i am putting together a system and was wondering whether i can mix or match interconnects. i don't have the money to buy to buy decent interconnects all at the same time and i rarely see many of the same used cables for sale. does it hurt the sound and balance of the system if i use different interconnects for my different components? this includes speakers. thanks in advance for your replies.
hoppr

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thanks for the replies. here is my system, i would love some recommendations. i am definately not in market for the very high prices cables. i would probably be able to spend about $100-$150 every other month and i don't mind waiting for the right cable at the right price. for some further information, i use my system for about 70% home theater and 30% 2-channel audio. i have tried to the one surround field that my NAD T770 has and i prefer 2-channel audio over that by far. my system is currently in my finished basement and the room is rectangular at 22'X 14'. later this year i will be finshing off the other side of basement and building a dedicated home theater and all this equipment will move into the new room, so i would assume that my fine-tuning will change. here is my current equipment.

receiver: NAD T770
fronts: B&W 605 s2
center: B&W CDM SE
rears: Mirage M-290 (will be replaced with B&W 602 s2)
dvd: Toshiba SD-1600
cd: HK FL 8400
interconnects: all monster low end
speaker cable: center-monster m500IS, fronts and rears-monster xp unterminated

once again, all help is sincerely appreciated