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Brand new silver power cord is bright sounding

Hi

I bought this brand new 10awg power cord with silver plating, and I am trying it out with my integrated amp. I noticed that the music is brighter (almost shrill) sounding, but otherwise very good. Could be b/c the cable needs burn in time? I have also read somewhere that cables with silver can sound sound brighter. At this point I don't know if the problem is the particular cable or not.
robertsong

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charles1dad
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Robertsong,
Is this a pure silver cable or is it silver'plated' over copper? Either way you may just need more hours of use.I find the good silver cables to be open,transparent and provide natural tonality.Silver is not inherently 'bright'but it is honest IMO.There are copper cables that can sound bright also, depends on which particular cable and in what system.
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