I think there needs to be some distinction made between several variables we have here. First, silver and silver coated copper are very different. Next, solid core silver and stranded silver are also very different sounding. In addition the dielectric used, whether PTFE(teflon) or PE(polyethylene). Lets not forget simple geometry of the design with variables of capacitance, inductance, resistance, resonance, and other poorly understood variables. Some very popular speaker cables I have measured are the equivelant of putting a 400mic capacitor across the speaker leads. This will change the sound. Is it accurate?....I doubt it. Back to the topic. Silver has come and gone as the tastes of audiophiles change. Me, I use only silver interconnects stranded and solid core , and stranded silver speaker cables. They must match your system, and sound best with analog in my system. They bring the worst out in digital unless you have very top flight digital. With analog, they are warm, detailed, delicate, and sound like real music. When I hear copper that sounds like this, I will switch. Silver, unfortunately is not cheap. If I could buy silver at copper prices, I would. Jallen
