I had the Gold i about 2 years ago Thought they were really good but to warm and fuzzy Had to use solid core wires for jumpers to get it to have sharper/cleaner images. I mentioned that here and some others agreed. Had the Golds a few months ago. Seemed more lively then the i version probably because they are slightly brighter. . . Compared to other speakers I have had I could tell the tweeter was under the midrange. Not a big fan of that but it is the trend to try and control lobe effect. I like a vertical stage. Tweeter on top seems to open up the stage. Stillthink they are really good speakers just maybe not for me. I have not heard the silvers so just asking. Do they have the same warm and fuzzy sound? Ii have some KER 104.2 here right now I am trying Pretty impressive