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silver vs silver coated digital coax?

would there be a considerable sound difference between pure silver and silver coated digital coax cable?

two cables I'm considering are the HGA's Veritas and Bettercable's Silver Serpent.

Bit of a price difference... wondering if it's worth the extra $100...

bit lost when it comes to digital cables...

Thank you.
monoblock
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rlwainwright
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Save your money, son. The electrons neither know nor care. Go to MonoPrice and snag a very nice coax cable for about $10. Send the money you would have spent to a worthy charity or help out the homeless guy who is sleeping under the bridge near you...

-RW-
eldartford
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Some wires promoted as "silver" are actually silver plated. Don't fall for this.
snavysealssg
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I was using a 1.5m DH Labs D75 which is a silver plated coax and recently upgraded to a 1.3m pure silver Oyaide coax. The pure silver sounds smoother and more relaxed, removing a subtle but persistent brittleness from from the midrange and upper treble. Bass notes also became rounder and with slightly looser.
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