Silver plated copper

All hook up wire is going to distort the signal in some way inevitably.All we can do is find wire that presents distortion we find pleasing to our ears.I don't care for silver plated copper either but other folks love it.I remember seeing a chart somewhere that listed the speed that various metals passed a signal.Silver was fastest,copper a very close second.I don't remember how gold and the other metals fared.

Now you've got me curious Elizabeth.Silver and copper both oxidize quickly so I wanted to understand how the silver could actually protect the copper....Anyway I found some info about it in case anyone is interestedhttps://www.finishing.com/461/41.shtml

That link was about as clear as mud. No offense to you personally.

Some of the most expensive cables made, such as Jorma and MIT use copper exclusively.  IMO, some cable makers may use silver-plated wires only to be able to use the word "silver" in their marketing.  I don't think we, as consumers, have the opportunity to compare the exact same cables with copper v. silver-plated wire, so it's probably impossible to tell for sure.  But I'm open to the concept that silver-plated wire may sound different than pure copper.