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,
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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
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.
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.
I have bought 9999 silver 10-18 ga from sellers on eBay. Just do a search.

ozzy
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.
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. 
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.