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Differences between cable sound.

Posting for a friend just getting into 2 channel. He's buying a phono pre and I suggested getting a better interconnect. Since he's low on cash the suggestion was made to get some copper cables from Blue Jean for starters. Now he's starting to do some reading and came back with"I read that silver are so much better". I tried telling him not better but different. In general terms, what do you folks think is the difference between the sound of copper, silver and gold in interconnects?

Thanks, Boss302
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mrtennis
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i own copper, silver and gold cables. all copper cables do not sound the same. this is true of silver and gold.

one cannot specify a "generic" sound for any metal. one must evaluate the cable on its own merits.

i bet i could fool some golden ears by presenting a gold, silver and copper interconnect and asking the listener to specify the metal.

i bet there would be many errors made.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
there are other factors besides metal that determine a cable's performance.

there are several cable manufactureres.

here are three:

aural thrills
pear audio
fusion audio

i own fusion audio cables and have owned aural thrills interconnects.

i also own the capativa continuous cast silver interconnect. it is balanced in its frequency response. it is a very pure silver.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
for the record i find fusion audio romance gold interconnects superior to any silver or copper cable i have heard.
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