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mixing and matching.....

I might be opening a can of worms on this one but with literally hundreds of posts on cables I can't resist. How many of us have a mixed bag of IC + PC cable mfrs on our systems? My system has cables from Audioquest, Pure-note, Homegrown (remember them?) and different model cables within each mfr. The situation with Power cables is even worse.

My question is this: How much benefit can any of this yield with such a hodge podge. Would it be better to get rid of everything and start anew with 1 mfr.? Has anyone had this problem?
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mapman
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I have 4 brands: DNM, MIT and Harmonic Tech and Audioquest.

It is not a problem. Rolling cables is not much different than rolling tubes IMHO.
spiro
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I can't think of one pwer cord that sounds good in every place in my system. I don't have a perfect system, what is that? Something is going to sound better than something else. I.C.'s are fewer. Try the fuses, and go one level deeper, they're great.
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lou_setriodes
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I have Straightwire LSI, Straightwire Encore, Monster M1000, SilverAudio 4.0 bullets, and some custom silver cable...I often wonder about that too especially because I have a switchbox so the cable coming from the component to the switchbox is different from the cable going to the amp...seems to be ok though.
cyclonicman
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In my experience, everything is based on your system. I am using Cardas Golden Reference mixed with an Electraglide Synapsis 2 power cable and it works for me. Prior to this I had Nordost Vishnu an Elrod and a few Virtual Dynamics Nite 2. Power cables constructed with silver also produce a different sonic quality than those comnstructed solely of copper. In my system power a silver power cable did not work well with my cd player (Meridian 508.24), just sounded way too bright.
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mapman
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Three words:

Synergy, synergy, synergy.

ALl components involved in listening must have synergy together, including the room and your ears.

You can buy it from a single manufacturer if you find it or you can create it yourself by mixing and matching, but be prepared to spend more time (and $$$s most likely as well over time) experimenting with the do it yourself approach.
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