I say no. A look at my system will show you a bunch of mixed brands, equipment and cables. And the end result is more than plenty satisfactory to say the least. It's more about getting each component and cable that has the best sound for value, and it will rarely be the same brands. Open your mind. Who cares whether it's all blue dials... or identical color cables. Your ears certainly won't.
Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference?
I use a mix of different cables for interconnect, speaker and digital cables. I have no complaints. The music sounds great! I seize upon good values for superior cables from Audiogon and Audiomart US. I'm setting up a system in another room and I'm wondering if I should stick with one brand of cable throughout or just keep buying high quality cables regardless of brand. I'd appreciate your thoughts.