Power Cord brands mixing. "Your Opinions"

12-26-11: Douglas_schroeder
"Some have voiced strong opinions but have not given any argument why mixed cables would be superior as a means of advancing a rig. I'd like to hear your arguments, not just emotional reaction."

Oh, you mean like making the following statement - lacking in any philosophical explanation?

12-24-11: Douglas_schroeder
"Mixing cables virtually assures mediocrity."

You match a power cord and the component, generally speaking. In some cases there might be synergy if using the same brand especially if all your components are the same brand too.
Anyway, if I could put something like Purist Limited on every component I have, I would certainly try that first and then compare the result with some other cords somewhere in the system.
And another thought. If the cord is really good, it will work at least well if not always great with any piece of equipment.

558 - while I don't have your exact combination of power cables, I have something similar. I have one each of LAT AC-2, AC-2 MKII and LAT AC-3 in my system. The AC-2 feeds my amp; the AC-2 MKII feeds my preamp, and the AC-3 feeds my PS Audio Juicebar. I have Shunyata Venom 3's feeding my DAC and phono preamp. I also have one of the earlier Shunyata Venom's (maroon color) feeding my Oppo BDP-83. I have placed the LAT cords in what I beleive are the more critical positions since they are a larger gauge than the Shunyatas. To my ears both the LAT power cords and the Shunyata's I've tried (Venom, Diamondback) are fairly neutral and therefore I see no problem mixing and matching them in a system. I have found the Venom 3 is more open-sounding than the Diamondback, so you may want to give a Venom 3 a try.

12-26-11: Tpreaves
All this time I thought my stuff sounded pretty good, now I find out it's only mediocre. Excuse me while I go shoot myself in the head.

Never mind, I just realized all my PCs are made by PS Audio. Whew, I actually had the gun to my head !!!!

hi doug:

i think you are the one who needs to offer evidence.

you have not defined mediocre sound and your idea of what it is vs superior sound is still your opinion.

since you have not yet sampled all combinations of cables, your sample is incomplete. note also,. you have not auditioned all brands and so would you say that any brand of cable is better than mixing other brands? or are you saying a particular brand, is superior to mixing other brands.

i think you need to clarify your statement.

i think you have problems in logic.