do copper, silver & gold cables sound different ?


silver is supposed to be the best conductor, copper a very good conductor and gold a poor conductor.

there are a number of hybrid cables which combine copper and silver or copper and gold, or all three. some are very expensive.

i've always wanted to hear a pure gold cable, but can't afford it.

what differences would you expect when listening to cables with these metals, and why ?
mrtennis

Showing 1 response by mechans

Yes very just assemble the three except no one makes a truly pure gold wire anything, but pure silver is readily available and so is copper, you could try a gold alloy as well. I have done these comparions sans gold, and can assure that they sound different. I can also tell you that the gauge of the wire you use will affect the sound as well. Try 3 different copper speaker cables of various thickness and I swear you will notice a difference. That is not snake oil, it helps if you have some buddies with different cables to do this with. This is really te only reliable way for you to decide how these metals sound. The conductivity of silver is slightly better than copper. Personally I find silver is cleaner and brighter in most cases and I use it when I want a really fast uncolored super clean sound. I use copper to tame down overly harsh or bright sound I think its warmer, this is hardly a novel finding.