I have a coaxial switcher with 3 coaxial inputs and 1 optical input. This allow me to plug multiple coaxial sources into my DAC’s single coaxial input. Being I prefer coaxial’s sound this works great for me. I was able to achieve synergy connecting my Bluesound N130 to the Coaxial Switcher’s input using a silver plated cable, then to my DAC, then from my DAC to my PreAmp using another Silver Plated Coaxial … But was not able to get any sort of synergy connecting my Blu-Ray’s Coaxial out to my DAC the same way. At first I did not like any of the sound when I connected the N130 but gave some time for the cables to burn in and now sounds great. As for the Blu-Ray, I ended up going optical out of the Blu-Ray to the COAXIAL Switcher’s Optical input being it converts Optical In to Coaxial Out then to the DAC and sounds much better.
Let's talk about Silver...
We got off on a short tangent in another discussion about the merits of silver in cables, but we did not want to derail that conversation. So I thought I would start a general discussion where folks can share their experiences, and opinions of course, with silver cables. This can include solid silver, silver plated or alloys, wire, connectors, analog, digital etc.
The knee jerk reaction in the audio world is to say that silver is bright, and in some cases that may be true, but I think it is not a universal truth. I am currently trialing some solid silver interconnects, and I have had some good success with silver in the digital realm. Please share your experience, and opinions of course.