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

@akg_ca the Alan Shaw extract is interesting, and brings to mind the speaker cables I bought from NRG Custom Cables in Canada.

Nawaz who owns the company seems to follow a similar philosophy; the more metal/conductor, the better. I've had his 6:6 copper speaker cables in my system for a few months, boy are they heavy/thick, and were a marked improvement over previous Atlas SCs. I won't go on as this thread is focused on silver 👍😊

@akg_ca 

+1. Nordost makes some of the most amazing cables. I agree, at the high end they are amazing… but much less impressive at the low end… I made this observation as well.

My experience with both speaker and interconnect cables is that they can make a big difference, in fact can be the most cost effective system upgrade money you can spend, dwarfing the cost effectiveness of upgrading electronics (which I've done plenty of).  If someone's ears hear differently, so be it, although I don't see the logic in telling others how their ears should hear or that they are fools because of how their ears hear.  As for solid silver vs solid copper vs a mixture, I have had all and have been impressed with all (in varying degrees and combinations).  So, rather than coming down clearly on the side of one or the other, I feel that other factors, like the overall quality of design, material, construction and manufacturer, application, other equipment, etc., i.e. what others have cited above, all go into making a decision. 

Jim Heckman