Let's talk about Silver...

@ghdprentice 

My experience is that low cost silver interconnects tend to be harsh and bright

and @grannyring 

Silver on AC plugs always sounded a tad thin and tipped up. Silver hook up wire in my builds always sounded a tad thin with less body than I care for and very detailed.

This was my findings exactly.  I moved to all copper cables and enjoyed fuller range and less etchy highs.  For me it was eventually Kubala Sosna.  But I think there is silver in my Shunyata  Denali 6000v2 and the 20 amp Shunyata Omega XC v2 20a power cable, which add sparkle and life to my second system. So probably well executed, silver is ok; yet I stick by my all copper wires elsewhere and no more cable merry go round for me!

@lak Analogue Seduction on eBay. They didn’t have the length that I needed listed (1.5M), so I messaged them and they sent me a link. It’s in St Louis now en route to Kansas City.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233845761317?ViewItem=&item=233845761317

I’m described as a “detail-freak”. My system is sounded to be quick on transients. Vinyl is are my principal medium.

For the minority of open reel to reel users, I switched from pure copper to custom- made pure silver interconnects into the tube preamplifier. Startling improvement in detail and realism from a Studer semipro machine. No downside other than the increased costs of silver. I was sufficiently impressed that I changes all my interconnects to Darwin silvers. They’ve different grades of silver and treatment. The audible difference convinced me that unsurprisingly all “silver” isn’t audibly the same.

@kennymacc

You mention high quality silver XLR but preferred the Thunderbird. Did you audition the Firebird XLR by chance? Curious about your thoughts if so. 

I currently have Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval 9 bi-wire and VH Audio Silver Pulsars in my system. Nothing in your face at all. No etch, no perceived brightness.

I've used silver cladded copper phono cable for years. Bob's Devices mid line cable. I regard it highly for value/performance. 

Have an ET 2.5 wired with Audio Note silver in an earlier system, no complaints.