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Any thoughts on this? I'm looking for a 1-meter interconnect and these are my two options.
https://silversonic.com/products/interconnects/silver-pulse/
https://analysis.plus/product/copper-oval-in-micro-interconnects/
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What Chris K. says. Silver can be bright and unnatural.
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just my findings. The interconnects I made from Chris are wonderful
I think much depends on your goals. Although I've not heard the newer Silver Pulse, I previously owned the DH Labs BL-1 series and briefly the Air Matrix. I currently have the AP Copper Oval-Ins in my system, along with the Solo Crystal Ovals. My experience in my system, and yours may vary, is that the DH-Labs with the silver coating adds some emphasis on the highs and can be somewhat bright on digital recordings as compared to the AP Copper Oval-Ins. My recollection also is that the DH Labs soundstage was a bit flatter. Both seem to afford good bass. I'm very pleased with the Copper Oval-Ins and will be adding a second pair shortly. In some applications, I prefer them over the pricier Solo Crystal Ovals.
I'm finding that the old adage of "you get what you pay for" seems to hold quite true with cabling in general. In this comparison, from a list price standpoint, you're looking at one being double the other in the size you seek. I find this model AP to be on the warm side of neutral which works best for me. However, if you're looking for more "sparkle," you might find the DH Labs more to your liking. Your associated gear and system synergy will also be the big drivers.
@Chris K reading your post from a few months back where you are comparing the DH Labs silvers vs. AP OFC Copper Oval-Ins and your mention of also owning AP OCC crystals too.
Yours is one of the first posts I've found over the years with some added validation for me having found similar and interesting results. My priors were all silver tinned over copper. Got away from all of that. Now I'm back to testing the inter-mixing the AP Copper Oval-in on my sources, and running the AP Crystals between my preamplifier and amplifiers. It's the opposite of what one might think about best cable first. Swapping to OCC Crystals in front is a more pure/clear sound of course. With Copper Oval-ins up front makes for a tad more vintage tone. A blend of the two types is interesting. I don't care for all oval-in or all crystals end to end as much, intermixing the two has been a nice surprise. Is this somewhat consistent with your findings too?
In general, yes. With my regular system I have found that connections between certain components are very sensitive to which cable is in use. My primary components and speakers are quite good at detail retrieval which means they extract both the good and bad from a recording, including brightness from certain digital ones. The Oval-In ameliorates that to some extent, but not necessarily on the sources where I find a more revealing cable such as the Solo Crystals better, then further down the chain, such as between the preamp and amp, the Oval-Ins fit in better.
Because my amp, preamp, and a speaker are currently being serviced, my comments above reflect the separates I just mentioned. While they're being serviced I am temporarily using my Harman Kardon receiver, tube buffer, and budget Klipsch speakers and find the Solo Crystals fit best with it. It again proves the point that cables are system dependent which is why I don't like to sell or get rid of too many.
Thanks Chris K for the added context. I'll have to try again putting the Crystals at the source and Copper Oval-in between amp and preamp. Tried it before and it seems like the leading cable typically takes like 70% signature.
I'm getting more of a musical vintage type blend when I put Copper Oval-In up front first. Nice for a change over end-to-end all crystal OCC, so pure. Kinda fun to be able to swap the two cables fore/aft and hear some added texture and slight grain with OFC cables in the lead first. Grass is greener at the moment. Will likely swap back to OCC in front again too. :)
So much is dependent on the characteristics of your equipment including whether it is tube or solid state. In my experience, my preamp is tube and I have a tube buffer between it and the solid state amp. Depending on exactly what your equipment is and the sound you seek, you might find a different configuration works for you. Of course, discovery is part of the fun!
Running all tube, tube DAC, tube 6SN7 tube preamp, monoblock KT150 tube amps.
If i run transparent NOS 6SN7 tubes in the preamp, some times I favor the OFC copper cables. If I run modern reissue input tubes, the OCC cables are acceptable. Kinda depends on source, content recording quality too.
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