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Wow--lots of highly subjective opinions spouted as facts.

Posted by jeffreybehr (A) on February 16, 2007 at 16:00:27

In Reply to: Re: Best for IC's - copper? silver? gold-plated silver? posted by MJR on February 16, 2007 at 14:42:17:

"So, for short runs, it is better to use copper, to maintain "signal purity." Silver is a different element, and unless you have fully silver circuitry and signal paths, always choose copper."
Huh? Your (non)logic is laughable. OF COURSE silver is a different element than copper. So what? Shouldn't we be trying to use the best we can find within our own definitions of affordability for each component, and 'component' includes pieces of wire?

"... but most manufacturers claim that at lengths of 0.5M and 1M a silver IC will drastically improve your system sound quality." Really? You've done a survey of manufacturers' claims? And I think your use of 'drastically' is careless.

"Do you really believe that paying $449.99 for a 0.5M pair of Ag interconnects will improve your sound that drastically over a $50 copper pair?" OF COURSE it won't sound about 10 times better. The concept of diminishing returns applies to high-end-audio stuff same as it applies to 'most everything else. But if that $450 cable sounds TO ME better in MY system and I can afford it, probably I'll buy and use it. Is the next guy stupid to pay $2K for a pair of IC or maybe $11K for a powercord? I'll not say he is, if he compared carefully before buying. But if he bought a $2K IC because his buddy says it sounds great in his buddy's system, I'll call him stupid, and if he paid $2K for a cable while his family goes without shoes, I'll call him worse than stupid.

Each of us has to make his/her own decisions about this stuff, and your blanket nonfacts don't help any of us in that process.

I've carefully compared some silver-conductor cables against other silvers and against copper-conductor cables. Both conductors can be and are used in VERY-good-sounding cable. I've spent lots of money on silver- and copper-conductor cables and have and plan to keep both in my system.
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