I recently auditioned Tributaries all-silver, and silver/copper wire on my Vandy's and heard a little more
detail and bass focus(!?) on the silver cables. I liked both, especially compared to the all-copper I was replacing,
but the silver was worth the extra $1.50/ft. Even @$5.50/ft, well worth it!
While not the ultimate way to hear things like imaging and soundstage, for checking out tonal balance you can put your system in mono, hook up one run of each cable to the left and right speaker, and toggle the balance knob back and forth. A-B the wires instead of having to rely on memory. Differences will jump right out at you.
So is silver always better? On Tributary at least, it is.
detail and bass focus(!?) on the silver cables. I liked both, especially compared to the all-copper I was replacing,
but the silver was worth the extra $1.50/ft. Even @$5.50/ft, well worth it!
While not the ultimate way to hear things like imaging and soundstage, for checking out tonal balance you can put your system in mono, hook up one run of each cable to the left and right speaker, and toggle the balance knob back and forth. A-B the wires instead of having to rely on memory. Differences will jump right out at you.
So is silver always better? On Tributary at least, it is.