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Thread: Silver plated copper vs copper speaker wires ? What's better ? Help !!!

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    Hi Denzil,

    anthonyTD's findings mirror my own. I have never felt comfortable with silver plated copper. If you wish to try silver, I've had good results with some soft annealed pure silver used for jewellery, and at sane prices. Good for tweeters and interconnects. Do not get the Stirling silver. Will see if I can find the link if you are interested.

    However, isn't there always a however, I am now using Duelund Tinned copper in an oil impregnated cotton sleeve. Check out Duelund DCA16awg which for its performance is a bargain, especially as they are best with no connectors. Will suit your sensitive Tannoy speakers beautifully.

    Jeff Day has much to say about the above at this link.
    https://positive-feedback.com/audio-...ge-tone-cable/

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    What lengths do you need Denzil?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    I always have a really good read and search as much info as i can get hold of towards an informed decision, after which i have a good idea of what I do and dont want.

    Silver Spiral kept hitting my radar. I couldnt afford new so i waited and picked up 2 x 5 meter lengths for £180, terminated at one end as i wanted. Goes for around £40 a meter approx these days I believe.

    They are great speaker cable, not bright to my ears as I dont like bright or fatiguing at all. They've been on the end of different speakers and amps too.
    Great, thanks for the clarification. So it's not just copper or silver plated copper but also the company/brand which makes a difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fatmarley View Post
    I use Talk Cable 3 (not to be confused with Cable Talk 3) and have no desire to change.
    On a slightly different note I replaced the steel cable in my old Sennheiser HD25 ii headphones with copper and also noticed a more mature / realistic sound. But It's not just cables, I also prefer copper foil capacitors. Copper just seems more analogue or less bright / thin sounding than aluminium or tin foil. I haven't tried silver foil capacitors and TBH I very much doubt I ever will.
    Okay, got it. So your over preference is copper.

    Thanks,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I have some of that amongst an embarrassingly large collection of speaker cables. Works well with some combinations of equipment, doesn't with others. In general I've found the thicker the cable and the purer the copper the better. Could be my imagination of course. Never tried pure silver though.
    send over all your extra wire. But yes, I get it. You think copper is overall better except for pure silver which you haven't tried.

    Thanks !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yomanze View Post
    My cables are pretty much all LC-OFC or PC-OCC (copper). It doesn’t have to be expensive either, unlike the equivalent pure silver...
    Okay, good to know your opinion.

    Thanks !

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    Quote Originally Posted by anthonyTD View Post
    From my own experience, always try to stick with one metal, ie; copper, or silver, mixing silver over copper adds an imbalance to the frequency transfer, which although on first listen; can have the affect that there is more detail, attack etc, but all too often; it soon becomes tireing, and can lead to listening fatigue.
    Hope this helps.
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    Thanks Tony !

    That makes sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Compared to copper cored cables, the pure silver items are disproportionately expensive. Obviously the unit cost will be higher as it's a specialised market, but the prices do not reflect the modest amount of silver used. It's a 'luxury' product, so you pay accordingly.

    In some implementations silver may be preferred, in others, not! I'll stick with copper thanks, it's consistent.
    Yes, that makes sense. And I'm wondering what happens to pure silver in the long run because it gets tarnished.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Wow. That's a small fortune for one metre !

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    Quote Originally Posted by antonio View Post
    Some silver speaker cables here if you did want to try. Been very happy with a digital interconnect from them. https://www.artisansilvercables.co.uk/speaker-cables
    Just looked on ebay and here's a set at a more reasonable cost. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PURE-SILV...kAAOSwEK9T~hMl
    Thanks Antonio !

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