I tried silver on IC and speaker wires, and found my tube system too bright, so I changed my speaker to copper, and now it is just right from top to bottom.
Silver interconnect and Copper spkr wire synergy
Contemplating going with a very nuetral(revealing) silver interconnect...such as the MAS grey or DH Labs b-1(silver coated?)...and then using a low(10) awg copper speaker wire(for low end reproduction)...seems like a good idea "on paper"...or is this a mismatch? ANyone else using silver interconnect/copper wire combos...or copper interconnects with silver wire? Another idea: Discovery NOS and dh labs t-14...
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It's all system dependent. I tried silver IC's in various locations only to find that I lost that midrange palpability. Yes, the top end was airier and even the bottom end tightened up, but the midrange is where you live and magic there is important. I decided to make a hybrid copper/silver IC and it worked somewhat - midrange magic along with top end sparkle and bottom end extension & tightness. But it only worked well from my DAC to preamp - nowhere else (especially bad on phono). It's a trial and error thing, so don't jump to conclusions using a silver IC in just one place - move it around and definitely give it mondo break-in time (use a cable burner if you can) before you decide. Enjoy, Bob |
That's not synergy--it's complementary colorations. Check out this article: Complementary colorations |
There are no rules that apply to everyone, whatever sounds best to you. Everyone has different gear and tastes and what sounds right in one system may not sound good in your system. I own silver & copper ICs and silver & copper speaker wires and mix and match them all the time depending what gear I am using and what sound I am trying to attain. Then we have AC cords........another variable. |
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