Don't expect those who mix cables to agree or understand.
Nonsense. The only way that statement can be valid is if each source and load are electrically identical, which they
clearly
are not.
It is possible to turn an excellent system into unlistenable by swapping a single cable from the same manufacturer that does not mate well with the driving and source impedances.
Similarly components can be tuned by using different capacitors and resistors in the signal path. The diverse components have the same
value but not the same impedance. Ditto cables.
One company who understands tuning is Noble:
"
Some of my work involved tuning the power supply. It may come
as a surprise to learn that you can change tonality without even
touching the signal path, because the signal originates from the
power supply. The impedance curve of the N11's power
supply is absolutely homogenous from DC to 200kHz, which creates a
very balanced sound. I also tuned the resistors for the voltage
gain, using a mix of carbon and metal resistors to create a neutral
balance. There are a lot of preamps that claim to be 'neutral' or
'in balance,' but there are different shades of 'neutral.' If you
have a tube preamp, for example, 'neutral' is at a different level
than solid-state; it's not better or worse, but it is different. It
took a lot of work to find the tonal balance I like a lot that
measures well, with low noise, and fits very well in the Noble
Line."
from
MBL
Noble Line N11 line preamplifier
