Silver Speaker Cables

These guys with there is no difference in sound between copper and silver is just preposterous. I think these people like to argue for the heck of it. I bet they could hear the difference themselves between cables and speaker cables most definitely if given it a try. Instead they fall back on measurements to justify not spending any money. 

There is such a difference. I could hear the difference between silver and copper jumpers! Not kidding. 

@gnoworyta - Not sure if you have taken the plunge yet?

Here’s my two cents...

1. I have NOT tried silver speaker cables lately
   1. Many year ago I did audition some very thin Silver cables and they sounded extremely "thin" - they lacked bass
2. I have tried
   1. bare UP-OCC solid copper in Teflon tube for both signal and neutral
   2. and also bare UP-OCC copper in Teflon tube for the signal and a Stranded Silver plated wire with Teflon insulation for the neutral
3. of the two, I preferred #2
4. #1 sounded far too analytical i.e. "brittle" or harsh

Dont think the silver plated cables are a step towards solid siver

• I did not like using silver plated wire for the signal wire
• I prefer a solid UP-OCC copper wire inside a teflon tube - very detailed and dynamic with good bass and image with a stranded silver plated wire for the neutral
• The two wires DO NOT have to be identical, UNLESS you have an amp that uses a balanced output approach
  • - i.e. where both +ve and -ve terminals carry the same signal but 180 desgrees out of phase

I hope that provides some useful info

These observations were in my system - each system is different - so trust your ears

Regards - Steve

I would restate that large-gauge silver cables (AQ Kilimanjaro, Everest, Wildwood - though the latter are hybrid, they have the equivalent of at least 11 AWG solid silver content) sound very different and much better than smaller-gauge silver (AQ KE-4, SR Foundation). Large gauge silver doesn't have any problems with being too lean, tipped-up, lacking warmth, or having anemic bass. The sonic difference is big; the problem is cost, and actually getting real silver content - not plated / clad / fused / "bonded" etc. The AQ’s are easy to open up and see all the discrete silver wires.

The question becomes whether the most expensive and thickest grade of Lavri cables gets you close enough to the AQ solid silvers.