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post #46 of 53
2/25/09 at 3:20pm
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Originally posted by xtreme4099
how bout silver mixed with copper ... some kind alloy anyone doing that ...
Yes. Off the top of my head I can think of the Harmonic Technology Pro Silway II and III as well as The Bolder Cable Company interconnects.
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post #47 of 53
5/7/09 at 5:13pm
do you guys know of a good place online to buy cables (like...with and without connectors)...thanks
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post #48 of 53
6/30/09 at 2:59am
Believing that the freq.response measurement will tell something about brightness (or anything else) about the sound character of the cable is a very naive way of thinking. Simply because the freq. response is only one issue in a very complex equation, which is called interconnect or speaker cable.

There are too many whitnesses that cables of different materials do sound differently. Not necessarily better one from each other (because there are a lot of things that influence the end result, like for example: geometry of the cable, isolation, connectors, connections between connector and the cable, ...) but they do sound different. It has to be experimented in order to find out which one suits the best to your system. Once put in a concrete system, a cable becomes part of it, meaning that its impedance will interact with the impedances of connected components. This interaction cannot be generalized and it has to be examined in every concrete case. That is also why the same cable can sound differently when put in different systems.
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post #49 of 53
6/30/09 at 3:46am
This is where DIY comes in a bit? You can control every facet of the cable. Copper and Silver have different sound signatures. Make a few cables and try out a few things? To me Copper is very punchy with Solid State. Silver is very tall and detailed. With tubes Silver is Nirvana. Copper is a little too warm most of the time? Don't let me get started on Rhodium! I make most of my own cables on my rigs so I have a little experience? Just a little......
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post #50 of 53
7/1/09 at 11:40am
Hats off to you guys for digging up this "Dead Thread".... I can't say for sure but It's the oldest I've ever seen resurrected. But isn't it amazing how the same issues were as relevant 6 years ago as today and still so many people devided on the issue?

I find silver brighter than copper. period.. and I've made identical IC's with both. In addition, The dirtier the copper the better. but then I prefer a darker "Sultry" sound over bright and punchy
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post #51 of 53
7/1/09 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by boomy3555 View Post
Hats off to you guys for digging up this "Dead Thread".... I can't say for sure but It's the oldest I've ever seen resurrected. But isn't it amazing how the same issues were as relevant 6 years ago as today and still so many people devided on the issue?
i'm sure it's a lot safer to talk cable six years ago than now.....

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I find silver brighter than copper. period.. and I've made identical IC's with both. In addition, The dirtier the copper the better. but then I prefer a darker "Sultry" sound over bright and punchy

what about silver power cord vs copper power cord?
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post #52 of 53
7/1/09 at 6:13pm
No experience with power cords. ever Sorry
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post #53 of 53
1/14/10 at 9:19am

arm-chair cable boys

You all can theorize and interpret numbers all day long, but until you actually have direct experience with a variety of these cables then you're just a bunch of...
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