Currently a mix of Acoustic Zen speaker cables and WireWorld Eclipse interconnects. Erik, you are right about the WW’s, however I would describe their sound as full bodied or rich. But, I have a pair of AZ interconnects on deck, we will see how they fare against the WW’s.
Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching.
Some say, for synergy sake, you should use the same brand of cabling throughout your entire audio system (a full loom). However, as an audiophile for over 25 years, I've never adhered to that philosophy. As a matter of fact, I currently use three different brands of cables in my audio system with excellent results. Do you stay faithful to one brand of cables in your audio system, or do you mix and match, as I do, and why?
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Looks like either option would work just fine @kennymacc according to Dr Poop |
@ghdprentice +1 I will add a qualifier to any philosophy that a full loom/array is a preferred pathway in this alchemy of cables choice ….it depends entirely on the resolution capabilities of your system components , AND the performance capabilities / resolution of the cable model itself. For example, from personal experience: (1) comparison of LEIF strata models in NORDOST vs REFERENCE strata models by NORDOST Expecting a Jesus moment uplift with a full loom in the comparative budget former model was a loser exercise, whereas an audio performance improvement with a full array option in the latter loom array was clear, unambiguous, and not insignificant. (2) A mix and match hybrid using a mix of lower end CARDAS and third party OEM options, versus a CARDAS CLEAR full array. The full CARDAS CLEAR loom option was the distinct and graphic performance winner….full stop, in my $50K “A” 2-channel system. It also was my preferred performance option in MY system (emphasis added) over the NORDOST full array ioption $1 immediately above,
(3) Room acoustics matter and MAY influence your choice Force example: I was already a full loom card-carrying CARDAS convert when I asked Josh Meredith at CARDAS about the choice between CARDAS CLEAR vs CARDAS CLEAR REFLECTION ( lower model) speaker cable choices to tame the brightness in a large glass wall room. Josh explained that he had the same issue in his house. The CARDAS engineers recommend CLEAR RELECTION as a “warmer” option based on their like glass-wall room experience.
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