This is a digital signal so don't worry about silver in the mix.
I think @carlsbad2 might be onto something here. When I substituted the MC2 for my budget but decent Apogee Wyde Eye the thought of it being silver never even entered my thoughts as the significant improvements across the board were what completely dominated. If anything the sound just became more balanced and natural along with all the other awesomeness. If you buy one used, and they do come up from time to time (that’s how I bought mine), you can try one for little risk that I think would be well worth trying. Just my thoughts/experience FWIW.