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To my ears silver has a potential advantage over copper that unfortunately seems difficult to achieve. I've read that the advantage may come from the lower DC conductivity, and the problems from higher inductivity and skin effect, and lower internal damping. I believe the end result depends more on the implementation than the materials. However, with copper it is easier to get things right, while silver usually does more harm than good. Apparent detail is increased at the cost of bleached sound and boosted HF. I find "plain" silver works well only in the wiring and capacitors for my tweeters. As they cross at 12kHz the silver cannot mess up the rest of the spectrum. In this case it sounds more smooth and extended than copper, and I hear no integration problems.

Regards, Richard

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