Difference in sound between copper and silver digital cables?

while I agree with tantejuut in principle, practically, in audio, the lack of proper impedance control (RCA or XLR), and the limited bandwidth of the connected digital circuits is going to make any bandwidth issues between copper and silver inconsequential, i.e. the circuits can't take advantage of any potential bandwidth improvements of the silver (that could be replicated with a different copper construction in most cases). Due to that skin effect, there is virtually no benefit to pure silver, as plated silver would provide all the high frequency benefits.

heaudio123 that is correct

tantejuut
Just some anecdotal evidence doesn’t disprove general theory. I cannot find Audioquest Truth Digital interconnects in copper or silver version for digital (spdif/aes/usb). Is this an old cable? If it works for you. Well, go for it. Audioquest is very good but overpriced. And I know. I have seen their manufacturing and assembling of cables first hand.

>>>>>That’s being argumentative. 

“And I know.” Good one!

Yep , I sure know. Good argument indeed, huh. Just as some anecdotal evidence. You totally blew my socks off with your point. Impressive... most impressive ;) Are you Robert Harley or something?

Good reaction. 😛

People describe me as eloquent 😉

I get it, you mean talkative.

No, producing air, for the sake of it, is for other people.

geoffkait20,157 posts

  On the other hand I haven’t been paying much attention the past 30 years or so. Especially since I stopped using interconnects and digital cables completely about 3 years ago.

Well how is it getting there? Ozmosis??? or is "IT", getting there? ;)
I mean, do you hum to yourself? You gotta' great voice, and that does it for you? Come on how's it gettin' in your head...

If it's like me, I pound it in as often as possible. Kinda works..High THD though...

Regards...

I swear, my mind read that as, high THC though. Battery powered headphones is the answer. No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks!

It’s been a while and I just re-read this thread, probably dead now.
However I have recently done some wiring in my amplifier and found this thread about helix wire geometry. Yes, I used the helix wire geometry with Cat 5E wire.

I used to make Curious Cables in Australia, and without giving too much away (or maybe I am?) annealed silver in PTFE tubing with quite a bit of space for air, and USAF wire used in fighter planes was purchased through a wire broker. There is a woven pair of grounds that go around the signal wires, not dissimilar to the same concept as the helix.

There may be others that can beat Curious Cables USB, but are there any that can for the price?

Silver offers much more crispness and better clarity especially copper by its self, because most manufacturers use silver plated copper, some do all pure silver wire cables. However silver will seem to promote midrange and high frequency with much more ease, and be tighter in bass but definitely not lacking in low frequency production. 

" Silver offers much more crispness and better clarity especially copper by its self, because most manufacturers use silver plated copper, some do all pure silver wire cables. However silver will seem to promote midrange and high frequency with much more ease, and be tighter in bass but definitely not lacking in low frequency production.."

 The only truth in this is the fact that silver has a bit of "clarity" that appeals to midfi-owners. This is because silver, unlike copper, has a decreasing resistance to higher frequencies.