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Cable recommendations for cary slp-98p & cary 120s

Looking for some reconditions over copper or silver interconnects for my cary slp98p to my Cary 120s power amp. I am using Kimber silver streaks from my cary cd player to my preamp and made a huge difference in clarity and image and speed. But should a person go with copper for preamp to power amp or silver be better signal transfer?

Also would a Shunyata Zi-tron cobra power cord be a good choice for a cary power amp? Since i have shunyata viper Zi-tron power cords for the rest of my system."

Let me know your experiences
jakecanada
mikirob
955 posts
 
P.S. I forgot to add I have Cary SLP98 plus Cary v12, 300SEI. Best with either of these systems.
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jakecanada OP
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I have a question for Mikirob what dose your slp98 have phono preamp built in it. Also did you try silver cables in phono mode and what did you find compared to copper interconnects?
Thanks
brf
1,715 posts
 
Just like copper, the quality of the silver has a lot to do with the sound. High quality silver is grain free with extended highs and deep bass extension. IME, harsh sounding silver cables utilized poor quality silver.

I am not a big fan of the silver coated copper cables. If given the choice, I would choose a high quality 6N copper cable over a poor quality silver cable or silver copper hybrid. I would ignore any manufacture that does not state the purity of the conductor used.

Using a high quality silver phono cable from the TT into your phono section/pre-amp yields (IME) the greatest improvement.
wolf_garcia
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I've been lucky to find used but well kept cables to move signal around my in my rig. Highly recommended as many audiophilliacs are infected with the upgrade bug and compulsively change out very good stuff for a song...I bought a $400 solid silver IC for 65 bucks or so, as well as many other great sounding things...do it...do it now...
mikirob
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JakeCanada,
Great transparency, kept the warmth, lower noise floor, smooth, everything better, pristine.
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