I've been selling high end cables in audio retail stores for years, and can say first hand, that the silver they've been using over the years wasn't that good sonically really. The older stuff by the top companies, involving siver, usually tended to be zippy and grainy on top compared to the newer stuff I've heard.
For instance, the likes of Audio Quest and Acoustic Zen are using pure 7/9's silver(99.99999%) stuff, that is just amazing! You can tell that the silver is just way smoother and well balanced, yet retains all the detail you don't seem toget with ANY copper cables!
I think this new ultra pure stuff coming down the pike makes a big difference in terms of balance of spectrum. Sure cable designs have immproved, but the materials I think are just getting better.
Heck, the new 6/9's purity copper is even way better. I use 6/9's copper jumpers on my speakers, and they don't oxidize!! The old OFC stuff was just a wast, and oxydized right away...yuck.
For instance, the likes of Audio Quest and Acoustic Zen are using pure 7/9's silver(99.99999%) stuff, that is just amazing! You can tell that the silver is just way smoother and well balanced, yet retains all the detail you don't seem toget with ANY copper cables!
I think this new ultra pure stuff coming down the pike makes a big difference in terms of balance of spectrum. Sure cable designs have immproved, but the materials I think are just getting better.
Heck, the new 6/9's purity copper is even way better. I use 6/9's copper jumpers on my speakers, and they don't oxidize!! The old OFC stuff was just a wast, and oxydized right away...yuck.