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Can't say I know but...
Posted by Curious on January 13, 2017 at 07:47:06:
I have a couple carts that use silver windings and they're excellent. In particular, I'm having a lot of fun with a Fidelity Research FR-1 MK IIIF. FR really liked the use of silver in this cart and made no bones about what they saw as a material advantage resulting in greater fidelity or at least a tonal voicing they preferred at the time of it's design. At any rate, it's a wonderful cart and mine is installed on the VPI 12" 3D Reference arm, which in turn is on the VPI Titan. I've been comparing it against the Ortofon Royal N, which uses copper windings and a gold plated aluminum cantilever, and a Bang & Olufsen MMC-2. The B&O is turning out to be a great rock and roll cartridge actually. The FR is even handed and transparent. The Royal N is, in my opinion the best kept secret in cartridges today.
I wouldn't dismiss the use of materials by established manufacturers. In some cases, the use and mixing of materials may have more to do with dampening than conductivity.