I've found that having different lines from the same manufacturer is as much a crap shoot as having stuff from different manufacturers. I much prefer just staying within the same line. I guess it is because they share the same metallurgy and geometry. With this I'm referring more to interconnects. I find SCs less obvious since I'm required to tri-wire and have short runs. Far cry from running 12m ICs from pre to amps
On second thought, it's a myth.
Excluding cables that have build-in EQ networks, the best cables should sound like zero length cables. So if a cable or group of cables sounds different than an infinitely short cable it can almost always be traced to noise (including hum & buzz), interference, ringing or oscillation.
I agree with Jack - you should keep the same line and manufacturer to maximize the system performance. If it does not sound like you want try another complete set.
I find fantastic how sometimes a manufacturer can have a similar sonic signature in the IC, speaker and power cable of the same line using similar technological approaches - they work in completely different bandwidths!
I agree with Jack - you should keep the same line and manufacturer to maximize the system performance. If it does not sound like you want try another complete set.
I find fantastic how sometimes a manufacturer can have a similar sonic signature in the IC, speaker and power cable of the same line using similar technological approaches - they work in completely different bandwidths!
On second thought, it's a myth.
Excluding cables that have build-in EQ networks, the best cables should sound like zero length cables. So if a cable or group of cables sounds different than an infinitely short cable it can almost always be traced to noise (including hum & buzz), interference, ringing or oscillation.
Hi Micro...for you, does this 'uniform/single manufacturer approach' include not only signal but also power cables? I have always enjoyed TA ICs and SCs, and having tried a few others, i still liked TA so i have stuck with them across IC and SC. For some reason, i did not have as good an experience with TA power cables in comparison to my preferred Purist Audio Dominus and later generation PAD cables which i still use today.
Lloyd,
For a few weeks I hosted a complete set of the top Transparent Power cables with the Power Isolator MM2. The system sounded really great, better than any others I tried with the Opus set. The strong points were bass delineation, energy and a superior sense of absence of stress.
For the moment I still keep one single TA MM2 power cable just for my conrad johnson premier 350 - the already great sounding amplifier jumped to another class with this power cable.
Hi Micro...for you, does this 'uniform/single manufacturer approach' include not only signal but also power cables? I have always enjoyed TA ICs and SCs, and having tried a few others, i still liked TA so i have stuck with them across IC and SC. For some reason, i did not have as good an experience with TA power cables in comparison to my preferred Purist Audio Dominus and later generation PAD cables which i still use today.
In my HT I have power cables from one vendor and interconnects from another vendor. It sounds good but if I were to do it again I would probably go 100% with one brand.
Good to know. thanks. I suppose i too could go back and rework the whole system again, but in fairness, it has taken so many years to picking and choosing to get to the sound i like with my own priorities, i strongly suspect, i might just be forcing a complete rebalancing again. With the new room, we are still working on rebalancing to keep the clear advantages of the new room...while trying to recapturing just 1 remaining element we used to have (power of midrange attack...ie the 'strike' of piano keys and the 'vibration of strings' from well recorded massed strings'
Interesting thread.
I just posted in the Shunyata Research section on prioritizing the purchase of three new PC's.
I'm going "all in" on SR. One of the few companies that I'm aware of that tries to objectively describe reasons for the subjective reaction. Already have SR IC's and PLC in my system.
Good to know. thanks. I suppose i too could go back and rework the whole system again, but in fairness, it has taken so many years to picking and choosing to get to the sound i like with my own priorities, i strongly suspect, i might just be forcing a complete rebalancing again. With the new room, we are still working on rebalancing to keep the clear advantages of the new room...while trying to recapturing just 1 remaining element we used to have (power of midrange attack...ie the 'strike' of piano keys and the 'vibration of strings' from well recorded massed strings'
Hi Micro...for you, does this 'uniform/single manufacturer approach' include not only signal but also power cables? I have always enjoyed TA ICs and SCs, and having tried a few others, i still liked TA so i have stuck with them across IC and SC. For some reason, i did not have as good an experience with TA power cables in comparison to my preferred Purist Audio Dominus and later generation PAD cables which i still use today.
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