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Serious Question About Silver vs Copper Conductivity for Power

Yes, I realize that this topic is going to bring out the sharks, but if I get at least one serious response, it will all be worth it.

I understand that silver conducts 7% faster than copper.  I also understand that using a dielectric insulation like Teflon is best at keeping the wire from overheating, stopping signals entering and stopping signals from leaving the conductor. I understand that a certain amount of math is involved in selected gauge of wire depending largely on how much power the component is going to take, and how much the amperage is (20 or 15).

My question is regarding certain features applied to either silver or copper conductors that may or may not have an advantage over one or the other.

I have the Kimber Kable P14 Palladian.  This uses 14awg copper conductors insulated in Teflon.  Then it adds a massive filter that attempts to mitigate the standing wave ratio to as close to 1:1 as possible. I had Kimber’s Ascent power cable prior.  It’s identical to the Palladian, except the filter. I have heard the difference between using those two cables.  Apparently, mitigating the standing wave ratio lowers the noise floor significantly. However, any filter that chokes the signal and will slow the electrical current.

As I understand it, the amplifier works by opening the rectifier to allow the capacitors to fill with energy that the system will draw from.  Being able to keep the rectifier open and fill the capacitors as fast as possible, reducing lag time, has the effect of creating more realistic and detailed sound.

With that said, changing to a power cable that uses pure silver insulated in Teflon, will ensure that power is delivered potentially faster.  Although, the silver power cable will NOT have a filter.  Therefore the standing wave ratio will not be mitigated and the electrical signal will not be choked either.

So, would the amplifier benefit from faster electrical current or slower, but cleaner electric current?  Since this signal isn’t directly applied to sound, the concepts of “colder” or “warmer” sound should not apply.

Can someone help me out without poking fun at the question?  Additionally, I am not interested in having a cable-theory debate.  If you don’t believe cables make any difference, I will not debate or have discourse on that topic.

 

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theaudiomaniac
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It will take about 2 minutes to go 1 meter and skin effect is important way below 1Ghz. It is measureable at audio frequencies but not audible. That copper pole in the ground is not nearly as important as audiophiles think it is. I doubt many (any) could elicit a good answer on what it may or may not do

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andresco50
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@boxer12 

yes maybe could improve but it won’t be night and day difference

the main subject here is that silver plated copper sounds bright in transparent systems like mine

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guakus OP
351 posts
 

@grannyring

You’re making assumptions. You have no experience with a setup like this; none of you have. There is no shop or outlet you can visit to hear a setup like this or to evaluate its performance.

The frequency response is the frequency response. Speakers operate in terms of sensitivity. Such as, X amount of power needed to create Y amount of frequency at Z amount of volume. Speakers don’t have a mechanical or electrical limit on quality. They can have a sound signature. All speakers do is reflect what you give it.

The first problem most of you are unable to comprehend is, you’re applying your experience to a situation to which you have no experience. This means you have to make guesses and assumptions. You try to have confidence that you’re right; but the truth is you simply don’t know. You have no proof.

The second problem about your incorrect assumptions, is the application of the system. I would surmise that most of you have a large room that your system is in. You are trying to fill a large area with sound. That requires a larger system with multiple drivers and larger amps. My system is an application for a small area. It’s NEAR-FIELD. I am sitting directly in front of the speakers.

Thirdly, you don’t like what I am doing so you carry a bias that clouds you from having any form of objective opinion. That is neither proof your opinion is correct nor mine wrong. It’s just an opinion; nothing more.


You believe you speak for the entire community? Who are you to suggest what "Agoners" want? These threads are searchable on Google and Bing. Anyone out there who has questions and want answers can find these threads and read them.

Against your will or your opinion, I am going to post my evaluation of this cable and I will post the answer to my OP question since none of you have been able to do so. There isn’t anything you can do to stop it. All you can do is troll.

Be patient. The cable is currently burning in. Cook your popcorn and get your incendiary, troll comments ready.

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