Do you use one brand of electronics or are you mixing brands what has worked best for you?


I am currently using all Infigo electronics and cabling. I used to use a mix of Kr audio, resonessence and clarity cables.  I had a great sound but now I have my best sound because it seems like the digital handoffs are seemless.  My noise floor is way lower and I can tell the cabling and components are made to work together. What has been your experiences with all of this. 

calvinj

I use for example an Edifier powered speakers...

It would be foolish to discard the Edifier sub designed for it  at a low cost price...

it is amazingly good system for the price... I will not upgrade it which was my intention after buying only the small speakers ...

 But generally it is better to look for any compatible component  from any company  if the S.Q. /price ratio is probable and the electrical synergy assured ...

 

There is no rule here except common sense ....

I mix and match.

I find that designers often appeal to me at one type of component but not all.

Example -- my music system:

Koetsu cartridge

Graham arm

VPI table

Manley phono preamp

Pass preamp and monoblocks

Thiel speakers

plus

McIntosh tuner

Sony SACD player

Nakamichi cassette deck

Rane equalizer

Audioquest cables

Depends, I follow sonic choices not dogmatic mix or same brand.

For my SS main system, it’s currently the same.  I’ll eventually buy a second SS amp for variety like GanFET, sliding Class A, Class N…

For my flea watt system, it’s different as I’m investigating tube amps

@ghdprentice you have one very nice system.  I have seen it before and now have a chance to say how really awesome it is.