Pure solid silver wire


Hi,

  I am looking to buy Pure solid silver wire for wiring a power strip.  Anyone here have recommendations on were to purchase?  

  Thanks,
128x128astronut1
My recommendation is, don't.

But if you're determined I got mine from Audio Consulting.

Please note: having done that, is why I recommend not doing that.


agreed, silver is not a good option for anything, in my opinion.  That being said, if you are looking for internal wiring (inside the power strip) to connect the actual outlets, Tempo Electric sells solid-core silver wire even at 12awg and 10awg sizes:

http://www.tempoelectric.com/cables_DIY.htm

If you are looking for a power cord, there are probably a few out there.  A couple I do know about are Wire World Platinum Electra and Purist Audio Design Diamond Limited Edition. 
Rio Grande .999 dead soft annealed silver round or flat wire sounds great.  Bundle 20awg strands as needed to make your total gauge. Commodity prices; order on-line.
I have bought 9999 silver 10-18 ga from sellers on eBay. Just do a search.

ozzy
Is this a home brew power strip you’re making? If so just stick with copper and buy better receptacles as I suspect that will make a bigger difference and not burn your house down. I’d suggest send a email off to Chris at VH Audio for starters... serious on that part.
Hi Astronut1,
I recommend Sonicraft, whatever you end up buying. They have a great variety of quality wire of all types and have always been helpful in giving advice about the best wire to use for a specific application.
Spinaker01... not necessarily is the silver conductor the concern, but finding a heavy enough gauge that is adequate to be 12 or 10 AWG in silver to begin with. The concern and I was half joking about burning down the house is the insulation rated for higher heat that will stay flexible and not melt and cause a fire. Not sure most audiophile low voltage cables have proper insulation for a power cable or a distribution box. I’d suggest buy Cryo 10 AWG romex from VH Audio and cut the outer sheath off. This will be one solid core conductor and not a bunch of cables twisted together meaning a better contact and a lot easier to work with. I’d put my money in the receptacles such as some Hubbell Cryo Porter Ports or one can spend a lot more but for a distribution box I think these will be more than sufficient... again I’m assuming the OP is building something from scratch. Lastly don’t wire with a fix power cable but use an IEC inlet. Good luck.
http://www.porterhouseaudio.com/Porter-ports.htm

https://www.vhaudio.com/wire.html

https://www.vhaudio.com/images/romex.jpg

https://www.vhaudio.com/images/groundwirebulk.jpg

https://www.vhaudio.com/images/furutech-fi-06-g.jpg