Help me buy some new cables....

Rrog...shhhhhh

Hi guys, thank you all for your responses (and thank you Mt10425/David for a very pleasant and informative conversation today; I really appreciate you taking the time to speak with me). To give a few answers:

As for eBay, it isn't so much it 'has' to be eBay as it seemed like I could possibly find some good deals there. I've got two newborns, just finishing a house renovation, and have managed to squeeze out a little money to buy a couple of modestly priced (for me) pieces to finish my attic/music only system. Unfortunately, that has left me well and truly tapped and the cables were the last thing to get attention. That's why I've been scrounging for a deal and, hence, the eBay fetish. However, I'm not beholden to them (I hope not anyway... If the eBay police come we'll know that I am, in fact, beholden to the eBay behemoth :)

I have to admit that until you guys mentioned single crystal copper I never heard of or noticed it before. I've been aware of types of high quality copper, silver cables, and I think there is something like silver plated copper (or maybe I have that wrong). Silver cables are expensive, so I have no doubt that CC Silver would be WAY beyond my budget (and if I did buy them I'd simply have to sell them again to afford a divorce lawyer, so I guess I'll skip them).

This all brings up some other questions I've had, if you all don't mind. Out of curiosity, do silver cables/terminations tarnish? I would think so. Does that have an effect on sound quality? And why is it that it seems like whenever I see a silver cable--not that I've seen many--they are always the thinnest little things you can imagine and have what appears to be absolutely no shielding?

Btw, I will also check out harmonic tech and acoustic zen cables. Thanks Vhiner.

Notwithstanding to moderators: if you read any of the three threads I've got on this subject, could you combine them? I didn't mean to start my own quasi-sub-forum on my cable curiosities. Thanks!

I can help with the AQ G Snake, not Ebay cables, real ones!

send me a message on one of my listings...

Raymond

I hate my iPad....... Where did "notwithstanding" to moderators come from? It was supposed to be NOTE to moderators. Makes me look like an idiot when I am clearly more of a bonehead. ;)

Thanks to everyone again for helping me. I've got a more in depth reply in my other thread, but I just wanted to tell Dave that I'd call him soon.

Also, Vampire apparently no longer makes their OCC wires! Yup, they are out of the biz. Very sad. I don't know if that would change your offer. To be honest, if I were you I would hang on to what is now an irreplaceable item. Otoh, I'd love to get a Vampire OCC cable. I was never able to find what pricing would be for one, so I have NO idea whatsoever what a fair offer would be.

Karman, I don't know if the offer is till good but I will take a look. Thanks!