Unity in cable manufacturers?

it is system dependent

Happy Listening

I usually try to match the left and right.

I found it very hard to mix cables. It was like having five different people in my listening room yelling at me…. Hi Sound brighter, no I’m brighter, you suck I’m brighter than you got to be like a fist fight between the brands. It got so bad I couldn’t hear the music anymore so I ripped everything out and replaced it with (No Name) now everything is nice and peaceful in my listening room, nobody is telling me what they do better than others anymore we finally can all just get along

Generally no, there is no reason to have all the same. But on the other hand I finally ended up with components of great sound quality from the same company which required neutral passing of the signal so, it pointed to the same neutral interconnects.

If you are able to get to a really high end series of components that are compatible… then the solution becomes transparent communication of the signal. In that case a single weave makes sense.

I have fooled around with interconnects and cables for many decades. When your components have different strengths or character you are trying to tune your system (make up for individual shortcomings), if your components are compatible and synergistic, then all you want is transparency.

I think you get a trust or comfort factor using a brand you like throughout your system. Except tonearm cable I have all Cardas Clear and love the results.