Silver Speaker Cables


I would like to try silver speaker cables. I have always been curious as to how they would affect the sound of my system. That said, I have a very limited budget. Is there such a thing as low priced silver cables? If so, recommendations?

Thanks all!

gnoworyta

Showing 6 responses by cakyol

As far as sound is concerned, hardly anything noticeable even with the most sophisticated measuring equipment, including your ears.

As far as your wallet is concerned, a great reduction in its thickness.

Measured in ohms, the difference in the resistance of 24-gauge, 1000-foot-long silver and copper wire is a mere 2 ohms. Your connections are likely to have more resistance since some of them are likely to be brass.

And... you are very unlikely to use 24 gauge wire for a 1000 feet.

Basically, NO DIFFERENCE.

Others who claim otherwise need to see audiologists as usual is the case in this forum.

 

 

In response, @jasonbourne52 and myself are probably only the few ones here who speak the reality and see past the pretentiousness of being able to hear music in a vacuum or the difference that unobtanium cables introduce.

Peace :-)

 

You are correct.  I will be ignoring the cable conversations from now on.

I have already been ignoring the fuses for a long time anyway, but just could not resist the cables.

Good luck !

 

I have compared MANY 8-12 awg COPPER cables (some OFC and some none OFC but never copper clad)  & various fuses (thats a different story) but never spent to buy silver cables. 

With the copper cables, I noticed NO difference whatsoever.  My typical speaker distance is about 6-7 feet or so from the power amps. At that distance, the difference in resistance between the copper & silver cable would be less than 0.01 ohms.  As I said, the brass connectors on the speakers would have more resistance than this.

Seriously ......

 

I am just inviting everyone to be real and not give in to suggestive thinking. Try & look at it as a free service I provide :-)

The only sonic difference you would be able to hear between a $50 cable and a >= $1000 cable is the swooshing sound it would make as the money leaves your wallet.