Cable advice

I would say 85% + are probably mixed… maybe. For most of the last forty years mine have usually been. Components tend to differ, so the solution for any two components will likely differ. Sometimes I acquired things at different times and I found a better match.

For the first time I have nearly all the same power cords, cables and interconnects.. but still, I needed to switch brands on my power amp. But now also all my electronics are the same brand and level… something new to me. You can see my systems under my user ID.

Yep, I have at least four different brands in my current setup.😁

I don’t agree that cables all need to be the same. To me, it’s all about synergy no matter where that comes from. For me, I just happened to gravitate toward Acoustic Zen, and every time I added a better AZ cable things just got better and so I just ended up with a full loom of AZ cables. It just happened that way for me, but I’m all open and if I hear another cable that sounds better to me than AZ I’m all in. But, as it stands and how it evolved for me, I’m all in with AZ. If Cardas, AudioQuest, etc. works for you I say go for it!

I also have at least 4 different brands and different quality, although all at least mid-level (at least in my opinion they are mid-level!) The only time I’ve heard they should be the same is from a dealer wanting me to spend thousands to upgrade to one brand and all at a very high level, which of course he sold. I didn’t go for it.