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How much do cables matter?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sproggit" data-source="post: 1166502" data-attributes="member: 14792"><p>What intrigues me is the nature of the difference between cable materials and it's effect on the sound.</p><p>Do silver and copper have different electrical properties ? - Absolutely yes!</p><p>Are these properties audible in sub kilometer length speaker cables? (Considering the voice coils in the drivers and the cabling in the crossovers -which should have more impact- stay the same) - I don't think so.</p><p></p><p>But when reviewers describe silver cable sound adjectives like 'bright' , 'airy' and 'crystal clarity' are the positives and 'shrill', and 'fatiguing' the negatives. </p><p>As opposed to copper, which is 'full', 'mellow', 'laid back' or 'muddied' and 'subdued' .</p><p></p><p>How do the electrons know that silver is shinier than copper?</p><p>Is it an amazing co-incidence that the sonic signatures match the way the metal looks?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sproggit, post: 1166502, member: 14792"] What intrigues me is the nature of the difference between cable materials and it's effect on the sound. Do silver and copper have different electrical properties ? - Absolutely yes! Are these properties audible in sub kilometer length speaker cables? (Considering the voice coils in the drivers and the cabling in the crossovers -which should have more impact- stay the same) - I don't think so. But when reviewers describe silver cable sound adjectives like 'bright' , 'airy' and 'crystal clarity' are the positives and 'shrill', and 'fatiguing' the negatives. As opposed to copper, which is 'full', 'mellow', 'laid back' or 'muddied' and 'subdued' . How do the electrons know that silver is shinier than copper? Is it an amazing co-incidence that the sonic signatures match the way the metal looks? [/QUOTE]
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