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

