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Is cable synergy important?

I ask this because for a long time I didn't think it mattered much if you mixed and matched cables.
You know, use brand A company for the speaker wire and company B for interconnect etc.
However my recent experience with Clear Day cables has got me convinced that if the cables do what you like then stick with the same brand and cable up.
I had puchased the Clear Day cables and really enjoyed how they cleaned up the sound of my SET amp and Tannoy speakers.
So much so that I thought I would audition the Clear Day IC with the very nice xhadow xlrs, just the ticket for my new Red Dragon Leviathans.
It was a very nice match and strengthened all the good things that the speaker cables did.
My system is now the most revealing it has ever been and not in the least bit etched or zingy.
So at least with my positive experience in using speaker wire and interconnect from the same company(Clear Day)I would say that cable synergy is important.
lacee
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
Yes, it is important.
But hey, who cares?
jallen
502 posts
 
Synergy, meaning all cables being the same, is only important if your preamp, source, and amp were all wire with the same wire....and the transformer to some extent. Why have all silver wire and a copper wound transformer...there is a lot of wire in there too. Since this is rarely the case, then the answer is easy to determine. The key is just to avoid cables with high capacitance, over 50pf/foot as a general rule, especially with long runs. The bottom line is use what works, even if it is cheap. Jallen
sns
3,003 posts
 
No absolutes here, whatever works, works.
wavetrader
260 posts
 
Yes, in my experience,especially power cords.
f1fanatic
150 posts
 
mixing and matching can have great results but can also be expensive if not careful. one can voice their system by mixing and matching to their liking.i`ve mixed and matched ic`s to voice my system but found having all cables from the same company gives my system an overall better tonal balance. I am fan of Cardas Golden Reference and using all GR gave the system the `synergy` we all talk about. That being said I also use Kimber Select. The Kimber line has silver, hybrid(silver/copper) and the copper select. I mixed and matched all the Kimber line and found the all copper Kimber Select worked best in my system. I guess keeping all cable(s) the same will give the the best synergy and system performance. Most of all trust your ears.
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