[marklivia]

Any of you veteran Headfiers know if a shootout has been done on these pure silver litz options from Norne, Double Helix, Toxic Cables, etc.? Looking for the best bang for my buck and wondering if there are differences. Thanks all.

 

[marklivia]

Well this was a bust...... Just trying to find the best bang for my buck on a OCC Silver litz cable to mate with my Sony 1Z DAP and Z1R phones. Any opinions?

 

[Arniesb]

OCC litzz is best most conductive and pure metal so i dont it manufacturer should matter a lot. Just buy cheapest 1 and large . Norne Audio seems only a few of companies who justify their prices. Double Helix seems good cables, but very overpriced. Im sure people have Norne silver cables for Z1R... You can ask them on Norne forum.

 

[KimChee]

Triton Audio has good prices on OCC Silver Cables

 

[marklivia]

I thought he only had silver plated copper OCC?

 

[KimChee]

Triton 8 has the pure silver option...

 

[ledrover999]

What could I expect from the triton pure silver on my Shure 535's?

Thank you

 

[KimChee]

What could I expect from the triton pure silver on my Shure 535's?

Thank you

It would definitely bring out more details, soundstage, and tighten up everything. Bring out more extension at both ends particularly the highs since I know the 535 is very mid centric.

 

[donato]

I've become a silver convert and after some great experiences with some Norne Silvergarde S2 and having been researching silver cables a bit. There are all the subjective reviews of course. Only way I can think of to objectively compare these cables is the silver content. Obviously, design and construction also play a significant role, but judging that is beyond me. Here's a bit of what I've compiled. I'd certainly be interested in info that anyone else has.

Moon Audio:
Silver Dragon

"It is a silver conductor based cable and it uses 4 x 99.99998% UP-OCC Stranded Silver 24AWG Teflon insulated stranded conductors."​

Norne:
Silvergarde S3

4-wire model:
4 x 20awg Silver OCC Litz - 11-core (44 total cores) - Cotton multi-core - infused polymer center core - pure textile - layered design (tri-layer)

note: For those that wish to configure their Silvergarde S3 into the 8-wire cable boasting a very large 17awg silver occ litz per polarity (equiv. 4x17awg) please email NorneAudio@gmail.com for details, options and quote. The 8-wire model has an extra special custom sleeving option included, tailored to the customers unique tastes.

8-wire model (email for custom quote):
8 x 20awg (equivalent 4 x 17awg) Silver OCC Litz - 11-core (88 total cores) - Cotton multi-core - infused polymer center core - pure textile - layered design (tri-layer)
​

Silvergarde S3-C

(conflicting information on web site)
it's either - 4-wire (4x21awg)
or
4 x 20awg Silver OCC Litz - 11-core (44 total cores) - Cotton multi-core - infused polymer center core - pure textile - layered design (tri-layer)
the second is the exact same description of the S3 which is priced higher, I suspect it is the 4x21. I'll contact them to get clarity.

​

Draugur Silver

Draugur Silver - 12-wire - 23awg x 4 - Silver occ litz - TPU - Tri-conductor geometry - cotton cores​

DoubleHelix:
Prion 4

18.8awg (~19awg) pure OCC silver litz.​

Molecule Elite 19

18.8awg (~19awg) pure OCC silver litz.​

Complement4

22awg pure OCC type 4 litz.
​

Lavricables:
Grand

20 cores of AWG28 (0.33mm ⌀) solid silver 6N purity wire.​

Master

12 cores of AWG28 (0.33mm ⌀) solid silver 6N purity wire.​

Ultimate

8 cores of AWG28 (0.33mm ⌀) solid silver 6N purity wire.​

Wireworld:
Nano-Platinum Eclipse

Qty: 2 (8 strands) Gauge: 27AWG | 0.1 sq. mm
​

Toxic Cables:
Hydra 18

18AWG Type 4 OCC Cryo Pure Silver Litz​

Hydra 22

22AWG Type 4 OCC Cryo Pure Silver Litz​

Venom

Pure 18 Gauge Rectangular OCC Silver. 8FT (for audeze/ZMF onyl as far as I can tell and only comes with dual 3 pin XLR or 1/4" (no 4 pin XLR)).​

I'm sure there are more out there, but that's what I've found so far. Price gets pretty prohibitive. I did order a silvergarde s3-c for my HEK v2. I may try another cable for my Audeze/ZMF since I can get double duty out of that - either a Silvergarde 8-wire or a Lavricables Grand. The Venom looks interesting, but dual 3pin XLR is not great for my use and 16 week lead time.

 

[llamaluv]

This list is great.