Silver Speaker Cables

I own the Grand Lavricables (5N) (Power cords, RCA & XLR Interconnects, and speaker cables) all in one system and I agree they are exceptionally good-sounding products. My thanks to charles1dad for introducing me to the brand.

These guys with there is no difference in sound between copper and silver is just preposterous. I think these people like to argue for the heck of it. I bet they could hear the difference themselves between cables and speaker cables most definitely if given it a try. Instead they fall back on measurements to justify not spending any money. 

There is such a difference. I could hear the difference between silver and copper jumpers! Not kidding. 

@gnoworyta - Not sure if you have taken the plunge yet?

Here’s my two cents...

1. I have NOT tried silver speaker cables lately
   1. Many year ago I did audition some very thin Silver cables and they sounded extremely "thin" - they lacked bass
2. I have tried
   1. bare UP-OCC solid copper in Teflon tube for both signal and neutral
   2. and also bare UP-OCC copper in Teflon tube for the signal and a Stranded Silver plated wire with Teflon insulation for the neutral
3. of the two, I preferred #2
4. #1 sounded far too analytical i.e. "brittle" or harsh

Dont think the silver plated cables are a step towards solid siver

• I did not like using silver plated wire for the signal wire
• I prefer a solid UP-OCC copper wire inside a teflon tube - very detailed and dynamic with good bass and image with a stranded silver plated wire for the neutral
• The two wires DO NOT have to be identical, UNLESS you have an amp that uses a balanced output approach
  • - i.e. where both +ve and -ve terminals carry the same signal but 180 desgrees out of phase

I hope that provides some useful info

These observations were in my system - each system is different - so trust your ears

Regards - Steve

I would restate that large-gauge silver cables (AQ Kilimanjaro, Everest, Wildwood - though the latter are hybrid, they have the equivalent of at least 11 AWG solid silver content) sound very different and much better than smaller-gauge silver (AQ KE-4, SR Foundation). Large gauge silver doesn't have any problems with being too lean, tipped-up, lacking warmth, or having anemic bass. The sonic difference is big; the problem is cost, and actually getting real silver content - not plated / clad / fused / "bonded" etc. The AQ’s are easy to open up and see all the discrete silver wires.