Darwin silver IC's or Cabledyne silver IC's?

I just found out that the Xhadow connectors used by many of the cable makers out there is aluminum. I thought it was some non-conductive material like what the Eichmann Bullets use. Aluminum is a very conductive metal though not as good as cooper or silver and even if plated (like brass, which is bad) can impart some negative aspects to the signal. It's silver plated and maybe that is enough to negate any interference or at least less than the amount that brass imparts to the signal.

Also, you can give Tony Bender a call and talk to him about his cables. If I remember correctly, he sources his silver from different places to get the best purity (I think it's four 9s). If you look at the termination you'll see it's really short since it's missing the brass barrel and if you think about it, it's as close to being just a wire as possible. Maybe that goes a long way to why it sounds so good, to me.

All the best,
Nonoise

Not true Nonoise..the Xhadow connector sold by Cabledyne are solid copper plated with silver.

Hmmm, yes it is:
http://audiometallurgy.com/xhadow-precision-rca-plug-small.html

The barrel assembly and rear lock nut are solid aluminum and the "contact" inserted into it is silver plated copper.

All the best,
Nonoise

The contact surface is all that matter's which is silver and copper. A very good quality connector.

I will chime in. Contacted Ed at Cabledyne for some insight:

"Xhadows RCAs have anodized aluminum barrels and the main body including the tip is silver-plated OFC solid machined copper. All signal connections are solderless in the main body, not the cover."

"Aluminum is non-magnetic and serves only as a cover/shield for the main body. All plastic coverings including shrink wrap are far worse for sonics."