Best Sounding One Make Separates System
I was reading the review of the Electrocompaniet CD/PreAmp/Amp combo in the December Absolute Sound and I was intrigued by their point about certain lines of components from certain makers being MORE than the sum of their parts. I always read about mixing and matching, but seldom about the one make approach. I was wondering if anyone had any examples of one-make separates systems that might sound better together than if one mixed at matched at the same price range. Thinking of stuff like the SimAudio i3.3 integrated/CD player, the Cambridge 840 series, Naim, Rotel Bryston and some others than make a nice range of products in the $1500-$3000 apiece range.
Has anyone gone this route?