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Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper?

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Depends on how OCD you get about wire? (nt) - Brian H P 16:27:35 02/21/24 (0)
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RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:54:44 02/15/24 (4)
As I had initially gone over to an entire Harmonic Technologies OCC cabling loom back in 2001, with their then original Truth-Link IC's | Pro AC11 + PC | Pro 11+ SCs, which were their pure copper offering and loved them, yet in 2010 upon trying their Pro Silway MK ll OCC Pure Silver IC's, I quickly discovered it was one of the worst sounding cables I've heard outside of the often praised Auditorium 23 SCs, which it seems were ideally created by the Shindo Labs Germany distributor to match said amps, yet both were amongst the most diffused | muffled sounding cables I've heard to date..., so as stated above is everything that's labeled as OCC even worth owning?, and while I know some like say UP-OCC based designs, here to I never felt anything superior in sampling cables from NeoTech, which simply struck me as somewhat in your face, but than again I can only base things on how they actually play within the confines of my system, collectively speaking.
- RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - Mick Wolfe 09:47:41 02/17/24 (3)
  The greatest audio trade I ever made. A mint 8' pair of A23 speaker cables for an A23 SUT. (needless to say, the less expensive model designed around the Denon 103)
  That was close to a decade ago and that A23 SUT is still in my system today. The A23 speaker cables would have been gone one way or another a decade ago. The sounded exactly as you describe and were easily dispatched by a pair of ClearDay Double Shotguns. (RIP Paul Laudati)
  - RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - el34eh@yahoo.com 10:24:21 02/17/24 (2)
    Hey M,
    
    R.I.P. Paul Laudati indeed, he was always a very very pleasant person to chat with over the phone, he took time to know what an individual actually needed for their systems, and built his cables accordingly. He definitely is missed.
    - RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - willkayakforfood 01:57:19 03/23/24 (1)
      Old thread, but I too must join in celebrating the lovely Paul Laudati. I remember him everyday as I'm still using a pair of his Double Shotguns. Sorely missed, fondly remembered, and still playing his part in bringing musical enrichment to our lives.
      - +1. Agreed. - Mick Wolfe 08:24:01 04/22/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? posted by willkayakforfood on March 23, 2024 at 01:57:19
        
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RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - KanedaK 22:14:27 02/14/24 (0)
There's much more to a cable recipe than just metallurgy.
Insulation, geometry... etc

the awfully expensive Nordost Odin line of cables only uses OFC copper, not oCC. You'd think at those prices only OCC would be used, but no! ^^
RE: Is OCC copper really superior to OFC copper? - Jon L 20:16:04 02/14/24 (0)
IME the real question is whether something advertised as "OCC" truly is OCC. There is no way to know/test.

I have many cables around here advertised as OCC, but for many, I have my doubts but no way to test it..

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