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Changing all internal wires to silver one ... an overkill?

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Hi,
Reaching out to other AN Kit1 and Pre-amp Kit owners, has anyone tried changing all their internal wires to silver ones (not just the signal ones, but those for the transformers, chokes, PCBs etc)? How the sonic quality? Is it an overkill? Will it be too bright and harsh?
Or can anyone suggest which internal wires do best with silver wires instead of copper ones (excluding the usual AN-V internal RCA-to-PCB upgrade)?
Thanx,fuba

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Re: Changing all internal wires to silver one ... an overkill? - Audimex 12:45:07 10/04/04 (2)
Hello fuba,
Yesterday I opened up my Kit1 to upgrade the Jensen caps to AN Coppers. Since I had the unit open, I decided to make a couple updates.
Recently I had ordered some silver wire and decided to use it to conect the driver board to the 300B. This is usually a purple PTFE wire.
Since I did both mods at the same time, I can't tell you which did what. Also it may be good to give the new amp some use before drawing conclusions.
However, the sound minutes later was noticeably clearer, detailed, but also relaxed. It seems like the amp is not even trying. Tonality is a bit cooler. (not sure I like this, but it might change with some use).
- Re: Changing all internal wires to silver one ... an overkill? - fuba 05:25:35 10/10/04 (1)
  Hi Audimex,
  Thanx for sharing your experience. I suspect it's the AN copper-in-foil caps that made a more significant contribution. I'm still deliberating over which cables to change to silver ones. BTW which silver wires did you use? Which brand? Solid core or multi-stranded? What gauge?
  Thanx, fuba
  - Re: Changing all internal wires to silver one ... an overkill? - Audimex 15:44:48 10/10/04 (0)
    Hello Fuba,
    The wire I used is from D.H. Labs from their Revelation Series and is a 23 awg solid core 99.99% pure Silver. D.H. Labs also offers a 18 awg but I didn't have any available at the time. I will probably try the 18 awg as soon as I get some more.
    My main concern with using silver cable is always the annealing process. This is what D.H. Labs told me about their wire:
    "Yes, the silver conductor in our hook up wire and the BL-Ag is dead soft annealed. This is also referred to as "annealed full soft" or "fully annealed". Annealing the metal to its softest state removes internal stresses, improves ductility, and increases electrical conductivity of the metal to its maximum level.
    
    Annealing is actually one of the most important parts of the manufacturing process. There are different methods for annealing wire, and these have different effects on uniformity and surface integrity of the conductor. DH Labs carefully selects the appropriate process, depending on the metal involved (silver, copper, etc.)"
    
    Sincerely,
    Darren Hovsepian
    President
    DH Labs, Inc.
    I purchased the wire from Parts Connexion in Canada.
    Hope this helps.

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