Anyone with experience having cables made using Amorphous Metals/Alloys


Hello,

I am quite intrigued by the Amorphous metal cables. Since these are very rare (even rarer than OCC cable), I would like to hear about the experience of siomeone who has owned and heard these type of cables for long and obviously how do they compare to regular cable having normal metals like OFC/OCC copper/silver.

Also does anyone know how to/from where to procure such Amorphous (Copper/Silver) wires or even sheets for DIY project?

 

Regards,

Audio_phool

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Showing 1 response by carlsbad2

People will try anything. I’ve even seen interconnects made of carbon dust (like spark plug wires) with very high resistance.

But I feel I should point out that any copper/silver alloy will always have a higher resistance than either pure copper or pure silver. (that is why we look for very pure copper). Sterling silver conductivity is generally about 5% below copper. (Pure silver is 7% above copper).

All that said, Mundorf markets a Cu/Ag/Au allow wire which they claim they have "experimentally" determined to be superior for audio use. I put "experimentally" in quotes because I believe the results were not measured, but judged. I have used this wire in amps and interconnects and was happy with it. However, I didn’t make identical wiring from OCC or Silver to compare.

Jerry