Gold Vs Silver Audio Cables

Of course all of this is in reference to unbalanced rca cables.

Gold vs silver audio cables.

I m using balanced cables with silver coated pins on the xlr connectors as interconnect for my audio gear. Dh labs was one of the first to experiment with silver conductors. And note that i have. Too much for me.

So silver has a long history in audio and not all of it can be dismissed as woolly headed nonsense though there is plenty of that too. Silver salesman latched on to this precious metal as a marketing opportunity to sell a web branded performance vapor cable to audio and video enthusiasts. A quarter century later we continue to do it best by virtue of sourcing virtually all materials in the usa combined with cutting edge engineering and impeccable quality control. But the same cable with copper ends took the edge away and gave some depth.

But gold is easier to deal with and while lower conductivity quite good enough for most purposes and overall better for domestic equipment. Imo the idea that silver vs copper would have any effect on low frequencies or high frequencies is absolute nonsense. All the pins on the processor and amp anthem statement d2v and p5 amp have gold plated on them. You can make 100 different balanced cables fron almost any shielded balanced cable stock and the result will be perfect every time.

I haven t found a cable or connector using gold that didn t sound a little too dark for my taste. Silver is good but it needs to be there.