Does a weave of cables really make a difference?

All manner of rationalizing comes with using a loom from one brand that I could never wrap my ears around. Reviewers claim you should go with a house sound and avoid going down the rabbit hole as different makes will sound different. Well...duh.

 I just don't see one make getting it correct in all aspects. It's intellectually lazy. I can see sticking with the same brand for ICs and SCs but everything else just doesn't make sense. Just my $0.02.

All the best,
Nonoise

In my direct experiences, moving to a single brand matched array / loom of cables MAY ( emphasis added) provide an audio performance improvement and synergy.

BUT … I only found it mattered on limited circumstances contributing factors:

(1) only in high-end pricepoint strata brands ( for me, CARDAS & NORDOST) …think CARDAS CLEAR …

(2) It is ENTIRELY system dependent and there is no one-size-fits-all general rule. I have four 2-channel systems ranging from $1500 to $50,000. . Only in the my “A” system did It matter. In lesser build and lesser pricepoint systems …. Nope. … nada perceived differences.

The added synergy and ethereal audio performance was definitely there , but it was on the subtle or “softer’ side instead of any “AHa!” Or “ Jesus” moment. For example , adding a final piece with a matched speaker cable in a sequential cables CARDAS CLEAR arrray upgrade from NORDOST FREYs, finally tamed an ethereal “brightness” or “digital edge” that still existed until the NORDOST speaker cables were removed as the final link.

Choose wisely

You don’t have to use a full loom of one particular cable brand and line. It’s all about perfectly seasoning your musical steak and sometimes using a full loom is too much of a good thing. Trust your ears and use what works for you. 

@deadhead1000 

I think that the term is a loom of cables, and I think that blending brands is fine from my experience, as long as you like the final result.

The assumption with using a full loom of cables is that all of the cables get everything right and fit perfectly with your components’ and speakers’ intrinsic sound. It just doesn’t work that way. There’s a dearth of cable manufacturers that have achieved this level of refinement. Still, it’s likely that a particular listener or their chosen components will beg for particular qualities that are usually found by mixing more than one brand of high quality cables.

This is really just a different way of saying what’s already been said. This topic really deserves a dedicated book, but I don’t think any experienced system builder wants to write it because of how many unique variables there are in a given system.