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Cables to Add Brightness

I was just wondering which cables will bring the largest impact in adding brightness to the upper midrange and treble? Power cord, interconnects (XLR) or speaker cables.

Next, any recommendations? I am aware that silver plated copper or solid silver tend to do better than all copper. If this is true, what are the brightest sounding cables you have tried which managed to add more sparkle and treble extension to your system?

By the way, I am referring to all the good aspects of brightness ie. sweet, airy, 3-dimensional, tube-like glow and extended treble.

Not negative aspects of brightness such as brittle, hard, glassy or distorted type of treble which sounds like tin can.

I would appreciate any thoughts or experience.

ryder

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jjss49
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agree, seeing @ryder's system, it is very nice indeed

i would add, to several who have commented that one should not use cables to alter tonality of one's system -- that sometimes we have a system that is excellent in many regards, works very well, pleases us mostly, but just needs a little touch treble boost or a slight mellowing of the edge... this is where cables can help -- i view them as 'last 1-2% adjusters' for a good system that is pretty much doing what we desire, kind of fine-tuning tools in the tool kit so to speak

it happens, we have all been there...

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jjss49
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nordost

most kimber

xlo

newer wireworld

nbs

many (but not all) silver clad or silver cables

many/most of chris sommovigo’s cables under various brands such as black cat, stereovox and so on (r-i-p chris 🙏)

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