@williewonka , thankyou
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spade material compatability
Currently using biwire, silver speaker cables(Audio Magic) with spade(COPPER) termination. These connect to gold plated connectors at both amp and speakers. I would be interested in thoughts about whether the speaker cables would be better terminated with another material spade?
@williewonka , thankyou j |
@jw944ts - At this point in time the best material for speaker cable connectors is Silver Plated pure copper. Furez makes some very nice Silver plated copper spades and KLE Innovations make great Silver plated pure copper banana plugs Why Silver plated?
There is a growing demand for UP-OCC copper in cables so the connectors are sure to follow. UP-OCC copper improves on the conductivity of Pure Copper. You could look into replacing the Binding Posts on the amp and speakers with Silver plated copper, but be sure they are Silver plated copper, brcause there are some silver plated brass parts out there. The different materials of the cable connector and binding post can make a noticeable difference, but it would only be noticed in the extremely fine micro details. I have not bothered replacing my binding posts - it’s too much trouble finding posts that fit nicely. And it could impact resale value. I have not noticed any issues using the gold plated Binding posts with silver plated Conectors
Hope that helps - Steve |