Let's talk about Silver...

I’ve never had a problem with pure silver, and have found it among my very best choices in IC’s. I’ve had issues with silver plated which for whatever reason seems to take a while to break in, then sounds just like copper.

Personally for my most critical connection (DAC to Integrated) I made my own IC’s from DH Labs/Connex cables from Parts Connexion. In addition to being pure silver they are balanced, and foil shielded so ideal for XLR. The one downside is that being solid core they are a little brittle and can break at the terminal. Otherwise I now stick to Mogami and World’s Best. My experience playing around with Wireworld IC’s made me realize that so many boutique brands were just masking one frequency or another and I’ve tried getting away from that.

I've only heard one pair of Kimber all silver RCA interconnects in my system. They did sound bright to me and didn't remain in my system for long. I am now using a pair of DH Labs BL-1 Series II interconnects that are silver plated copper and they sound just fine. I'm sure there are other factors that contribute to how interconnect cables sound other than conductor material.

i am fairly materials agnostic I've had silver and copper, and even some carbon and ceramic cables in my system. I go by overall sound quality, right now my analog cables interconnect and speaker are all copper, Kondo, Auditorium23, and Audio Note UK. My only silver cable is my digital cable by Jorma Cables and it does sound amazing.

I’ve been using Darwin Cables for many years and they are the best I’ve heard. Not bright, great base, wonderful mids, airy highs, detail without etch, etc. They get out of the way of the music like cables are supposed to. Low mass connectors, very low capacitance, and just a pure, single strand of silver of a very small gauge is their way of doing things. I have no need or desire to try anything else after all I’ve gone through.

If you were to just stick to their entry level cables, you’d be surprised. If you want to experiment, check out their specials section of demos, hybrid attempts, and any clearances they may have.

All the best,
Nonoise