In Reply to: RE: More DIY silver foil speaker cables posted by lokie on January 23, 2015 at 08:01:28:
Thanks for commenting and for the link to the silver binding posts. Silver posts are worth a try. I'm more inclined to test them on the Merlins than on my Pass monoblocks. These come stock with fancy ratcheting Furutech posts.
FWIW the finished aesthetic of a stack of narrow 1/4" foils is identical to a conventional round cable of modest 3/8" diameter-- no wide ribbons to step on or ruin décor.
I don't know everything about cable design, but I do know that the mark up for commercial cables(excepting Tempo) is generally much greater than for electronics and speakers-- at least 10x COGs. That translates this little project to at least $7K if offered commercially-- more if terminated with bona fide Oyaide or WBT silver spades. Most cable manufacturers simply can't find a market for a cable that costs 25 oz. of silver. Absent price no object, heavy gauge silver will by definition remain the province of DIYers.
Next step is cryo treatment.
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- RE: More DIY silver foil speaker cables - Dave Garretson 11:38:38 01/23/15 (1)
- RE: More DIY silver foil speaker cables - lokie 13:32:07 01/23/15 (0)