Non-edgy Shielded Silver IC Recommendation


A friend loaned me his older silver ICs. I had never used silver ICs before because I thought they might sound edgy and grainy. I was nicely surprised!

So I am thinking to replace my ICs with silver ones. Currently, I have 1m single-ended JPS Superconductor FX3 between CDP and preamp, and 1m balanced JPS Superconductor FX3 between preamp and power amp. I also have a pair of 12ft JPS Superconductor+ Petite speaker cable.

I'd like to keep the speaker cable and change the ICs to silver ones. Can you make a recommendation for me? Thanks.
vett93

Showing 1 response by audiofeil

It's important to understand that not all silver is bright and all copper or gold is soft. That is an old wives' tale perpetuated here, in magazines, in reviews, and in other audio forums.

Far more important are the purity of the conductor, geometry of the conductor, and the dielectric.

Additionally the components of the system play a substantial role in any cables' "performance".

I could have you sit in front of a system and listen to 6 pairs of interconnects (or speaker cables) and you'd undoubtedly hear a difference among them. However, there's no way you could identify (outside of guessing) the conductor(s) used in each cable.

Have fun.