Hello Judith,
In truth the tandem of the Jena Labs Crimson Red RX ( silver plated copper ) power cords with the set of IeGO 8095s, seem as if it offered no effect as placed onto the Aurender server | I was able to hear their immediate effect as placed onto the DAC | know it shall remain as such for years | years to come, as it simple offers the type of signature I love | a very very open delicately balanced top end, with the correct type of cymbal decay | lingering effect that's hard to put into words, yet something of which I've to view as very very special as far as how the notes themselves seemingly have better placement within the soundstage | now said notes have a much cleaner | clearer sense of definition.
I haven't gotten around to trying the more upscaled Monosaudio M | F 109R carbon fiber bodies on either of the Odin based cords, as I'm awaiting a set incoming of CopperColour beryllium copper plugs along with a sole IeGO silver plated copper IEC Female to arrive, yet even then have to think either will be restricted to said Aurender server, as the only other cord used is a Viborg MBU 1505 with the aluminum shelling and red copper connectors on both ends, which it used on either of my two primary integrated amplifiers as the mood strikes..., as a matter of fact this is the only place I've anything of copper within the entire system, as every other cable is either pure silver or silver plated copper.
As it relates to low mass connectors | I've often preferred over the course of the last 20 years, whenever I've an option to have certain brands or makes of RCA connectors installed on any of my pairs of IC's | I've always gone with the WBT NextGen types ( silver or copper based depending upon the type of wiring within the IC's? ) As I believe the thread works both ways..., there are times where the combination of silver wiring and copper or gold plated copper connectors maintains a certain beauty, whereas to much silver becomes just that..., on the other hand using silver plated copper connectors on pure silver adds a bit more top end detail | resolution | nimbleness and can be addictive as well, there doesn't appear to be any set rules of thumb that applies to the usage of one plating type over another, depending upon the actual quality of the plating in question?, as of late I've spotted some companies mentioning 3-4 layers of plating on their RCA | Banana Plugs | Spades, and doing the needed research, I now pursue the ones with lesser plating, as over doing it seems to add a certain something to the mix, that isn't as organic.
So for the other RCAs I've owned or look to own..., I love the Viborg carbon fiber connectors which are the set screw types | as well as the Furutech FT-111 types ( or something to that effect? ) which are screw down types as well, as once again my soldering skills leave much to be desired.
And finally onto a current obsession of mine banana plugs | I currently have all of 11 Octet of different brands | plating types laying around, as I've 6 different types of SCs in toll, of which I intend to re-terminate 4 of them over the course of the year, as my primary pair in place are the pure silver Clear Day Cables of which I've installed a set of the Gothic Audio Silver Plated Tellurium Copper plugs onto, which are in turn look as if they're based upon the ETI Research designs, yet I also hoard all of the different flavors from Viborg ( rhodium | silver | copper | gold ) | Aeco ( silver | rhodium here ) | Oyaide SGBN | SRBN ( gold | rhodium types over phosphorus bronze ) | finally all of the CMC BFA types ( Copper | Gold | Silver ) which are my favorite versions to date..., as they seem to have a very very natural | earthy | luscious type of presentation to them, which ideally suits slightly more neutral SCs, and adds a sense of textural beauty to the mix, yet in truth..., I've found myself using silver plated copper types more than any other plating type, as each of my components are once again, on the warmer side of the audio spectrum, to add any of the warmer types like to much copper or gold, to my ears seem to slow things down way to much, and lacks grip on the passages | as well as not offer enough mean on the bones or balls ( please excuse the last one, but there's no other way I can sugar coat said effect based upon what I hear ) at some point I too look forward to trying the BFA types with the carbon fiber housing, but have to say of the ones I've seen, the Furutech Clones look better made, yet even the Furutech Locking Banana clones rhodium plated brass ones, that I've, according to the wife, look better made than the original ones, and that's saying a great deal to me, as I've always felt I was the one with better taste in home decor | a proven anal retentive type | and cared more about how any given item sounds | looks upon entering our space.
Quack | Quack | the correct balance of Raspberry Sauce does in fact go a long way in restoring harmony within the home.
With even kinder regards gently thrown back at yah.
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