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In Reply to: Are solid core ICs the cables of choice for the best midrange reproduction ? posted by beppe61 on December 4, 2006 at 03:11:53:
whether it be silver or copper. Although, I once tried a DIY copper ribbon that was extraordinary in the vocal range. Currently I am using Audioconsulting silver wire in a simple twisted pair with silver Eichmanns and love the natural yet clear sound. This is the first silver wire that I have heard that I like top to bottom. I have the entry level Cardas Crosslink and while excellent in the midrange, the bass doesn't have the definition of the Audioconsulting wire, nor the extension (on either end).
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Thanks a lot for your very kind and interesting reply.
I see that the Audioconsulting silver wires are enamelled and come in two different diameters.
Which exact wire have you used?
Few turns or a lot of for let's say 1m cable ?Thank you very much indeed.
Kind regards,
24AWG with cotton tubing for each wire and twists about every inch maybe. Since the wire is coated with polyesterimide the cotton is for resonance control and gives some spacing of the conductors. The bass this wire can deliver is astounding. I use this wire for speaker cabling as well. I have Kyle Takenaga of Reference Audio Mods to thank for turning me onto this stuff.
Kyle at RAM also converted me to Audio Consulting interconnects with Eichmann Silver Bullet RCA plugs and speaker cables made of the same AC 24 awg wire which I use unterminated. I completely agree with Tigweld about resolution and detail in the bass region. These are the qualities in silver that were especially engaging for me. These cables take very little time to break in (maybe 10 hours), and sound very neutral and resolved. The polysterimide coating and cotton combination effectively addresses problems with dielectric absorption and smearing of signal.
Ken
Thanks a lot for your kind advice.
Just a question: which is the best way to remove the wires' coating before soldering to a RCA ?
Kind regards,
bg
Hi Beppe - I use the flame of a lighter and thoroughly cook the tip of the cable. Then I use a very fine grit sandpaper to lightly scrape anything still on the cable. I follow this with a few iterations of spraying the tip with Caig Pro-gold and wiping clean with a soft towel. Works great.
Ken
Thank you very much indeed Sir.
Very interesting and helpful advice.
I will try then.
Thank you sincerely again for this very interesting advice.
Kind regards,
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