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spkr cable: copper, silver or combo/hybrid?

Silver interconnects are too bright/harsh in my solid state system so I opted for Synergistic Research hybrids (superlative soundstage!). Now I'm faced with the question of what to use for speaker cables, copper, silver or a combo/hybrid. Will I negate the effect of the SR IC if I choose silver? I put my money in the IC and am looking for budget speaker cables in the belief that the IC is a more critical component. Am considering Signal Cable,Silent Audio, Tara Phase II... in other words, speaker cables below $200. Plus I BI-WIRE. Rega Planet into a Marantz vintage integrated driving Mordaunt-Short speakers. Input?
pmboyd

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clio09
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I'm buying Alpha Core Goertz MI-2 Veracity. They have a Python MI-2 bi-wire as well that is in your budget. If you want to experiment they also have a Python Hybrid bi-wire, but it will cost you more. Like you I also use silver ICs (Nordost Red Dawn) so I'm hoping the copper acts as a neutralizer. Money back guarantee ensures if you don't like them you can return them.
clio09
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Pmboyd,

Sorry, I misread your post. From my research good silver speaker cables will present a lot of detail, but lack the warmth of copper. Since you're using hybrid ICs it may be worth trying the silver cables, but my Alpha Core/Goertz recommendation would not apply here as they are out of your budget. However, I would still recommend the copper Python Bi-wire and perhaps you can find a suitable silver cable to compare against. As I previously mentioned these are offered on a 30 day trial basis so not much to lose.
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