What's the last word on audio cable?

[yapaniv]

There are several ones on this forum. Here is one I could find with a quick search:

Audioquest GO-4 Speaker Cable Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the AudioQuest GO-4 speaker cable. It is on kind loan from a member and costs about US $599. The attached dongle is a 72 volt battery supply that feeds an unterminated wire the length of the cable. Different terminations can be ordered. Here are...

www.audiosciencereview.com

It seems that the cable is made of copper and only the terminal is made of silver or gold

 

[fpitas]

There are several ones on this forum. Here is one I could find with a quick search:

Audioquest GO-4 Speaker Cable Review

This is a review and detailed measurements of the AudioQuest GO-4 speaker cable. It is on kind loan from a member and costs about US $599. The attached dongle is a 72 volt battery supply that feeds an unterminated wire the length of the cable. Different terminations can be ordered. Here are...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Love the cheesy banana jacks on it lol

 

[fpitas]

It seems that the cable is made of copper and only the terminal is made of silver or gold

Do you have some reason to think silver is better or worse than copper?

 

[Hatto]

It seems that the cable is made of copper and only the terminal is made of silver or gold

Again, a thicker copper cable would have much less resistance than a slimmer silver wire. Considering price differential between silver and copper, it's ALWAYS THE CASE. So yes, copper has lower resistance than silver in ALL practical applications.

 

[fpitas]

Again, a thicker copper cable would have much less resistance than a slimer silver wire. Considering price differential between silver and copper, it's ALWAYS THE CASE. So yes, copper has lower resistance than silver in practical applications.

Sure, but copper is so...plebian. I mean Amazon or MonoPrice sell copper wire.

 

[voodooless]

Maybe @yapaniv is a Vampire?

 

[Chrispy]

I meant in terms of distortions to make a comparison, which metal causes more distortions and does it affect the sound or not

What "distortions" are you talking about?

 

[yapaniv]

Maybe @yapaniv is a Vampire?

I'm sorry you think that way, I asked a legitimate question and I would appreciate a scientific explanation

 

[fpitas]

Maybe @yapaniv is a Vampire?

Silver keeps the other vampires' hands off his stereo? Good plan.

 

[fpitas]

I'm sorry you think that way, I asked a legitimate question and I would appreciate a scientific explanation

You're not really asking any good questions that haven't been answered several times. But it's kind of fun.

 

[voodooless]

I'm sorry you think that way, I asked a legitimate question and I would appreciate a scientific explanation

You’ve been given several, yet choose to ignore them…

Anyway, the two cables you mentioned are just silver plated, as I already eluded too. The difference to non silver plated copper isn’t significant. Shorten the cable one CM, and it will have a bigger influence…

 

[yapaniv]

@Ami

You’ve been given several, yet choose to ignore them…

I don't ignore the answers, I saw that @amirm made some comparisons between expensive and cheap cables, but they were all copper, so I asked if there was a difference with a silver cable, thanks anyway

 

[fpitas]

@Ami

I don't ignore the answers, I saw that @amirm made some comparisons between expensive and cheap cables, but they were all copper, so I asked if there was a difference with a silver cable, thanks anyway

Yw

 

[SIY]

Maybe @yapaniv is a Vampire?

Or the Lone Ranger.

I'm sorry you think that way, I asked a legitimate question and I would appreciate a scientific explanation

The explanation is that you don't like the answer you've been given repeatedly: THERE IS NO PARTICULAR TECHNICAL ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE BETWEEN COPPER AND SILVER IN AUDIO APPLICATION.

 

[Hatto]

@Ami

I don't ignore the answers, I saw that @amirm made some comparisons between expensive and cheap cables, but they were all copper, so I asked if there was a difference with a silver cable, thanks anyway

Not that resistance matters in sound quality but if that's your primary concern:

The resistance of The Clearwater Speaker Cable (Pair) is specced as 0.9ohms/100m which is priced at over $100/m
The resistance of basic Monoprice 12AWG copper wire is 0.5ohms/100m which is priced at under $1/m

12AWG copper provides almost half the resistance with 1/100th the price.

Satisfied?

 

[fpitas]

Not that resistance matters in sound quality but if that's your primary concern:

The resistance of The Clearwater Speaker Cable (Pair) is specced as 0.9ohms/100m which is priced at over $100/m
The resistance of basic Monoprice 12AWG copper wire is 0.5ohms/100m which is priced at under $1/m

12AWG copper provides almost half the resistance with 1/100th the price.

Satisfied?

And MonoPrice is the first choice of discerning audiophiles.

 

[voodooless]

Not that resistance matters in sound quality but if that's your primary concern:

The resistance of The Clearwater Speaker Cable (Pair) is specced as 0.9ohms/100m which is priced at over $100/m
The resistance of basic Monoprice 12AWG copper wire is 0.5ohms/100m which is priced at under $1/m

12AWG copper provides almost half the resistance with 1/100th the price.

But the only reason for the lower resistivity is the gauge of the wire. It’s 14 vs 12 AWG.

Now we only have to wait for skin effect and crystal barrier arguments…

 

[fpitas]

But the only reason for the lower resistivity is the gauge of the wire. It’s 14 vs 12 AWG.

Now we only have to wait for skin effect and crystal barrier arguments…

Not to mention, quantum purifiers.

 

[egellings]

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Just what I need between my 300B SET and speaker! That baby will deliver the juice. All 7 watts' worth of it!

 

[egellings]

"cable"

What do I win?

A nice audio cable, what else?