My experience is they are harsh and bright. I thought they added detail-at first- but it was just different sound, after enough listening it was appearant that it did unusual thing to the upper frequences- which I am told are good if you are using SET amps. Some prefer the silver sound I just felt that it didn't sound like 'real' music and that is what I am trying to accomplish with my rig- the reproduction of the original recording and I didn't feel that silver was helping me get any closer to my goal. I tried a few silver cables and they are all the same(essentially), one day I put an old copper cable I had back in and haven't looked back, so much more relaxing and laid back, to me silver sounds uptight. ~Tim
