Alot of my xlr have silver rather than gold connectors.they do need to be cleaned on occasion.dont know that it changes the sound much but it is a cleaner connection and silver is a good conductor used in alot of electronics.you try it tell us what you think.have one with one without have a friend switch the cabels and not tell you and see if you can tell.have fun experimenting .
Silver spades
I thought I would start a new discussion regarding the metallurgic composition of spades/bananas to ask a different question.
A friend suggested I look at WBT silver spades as an option for cable connectors with the hope of "opening" things up a bit.
I have found silver cabling a bit edgy but have not tried silver based connectors.
I wonder if anyone can comment on what silver based spades or bananas ( brand does not matter ) might add to a copper based cable.