Best DIY silver solder?

I wouldn’t use solder for speaker cables. I would however use excellent crimp rings as well as sweat the heat shrink. WBT and Furutech both have this type of arrangement.

Having said that, My favorite by far is still Cardas, but I’m not sure if it’s still available or not. I got a big roll when they were on closeout last year.

Also consider your question over at DIYAudio.com where you’ll find lots of guys with oversized soldering irons with opinions. :)

Best,


Erik

I agree with the above post....Don't solder, CRIMP, and heat shrink them. Check out the Furez line of pure copper spades and bananas, which can be re-used on different wires you may be experimenting with. They use hex keys to tighten down to the wire with, and can be easily removed. If you don't like the wire you are experimenting with, you can re-use the terminations.

I crimped and then soldered heating wire first to avoid thermal expansion of the connector.  That way it keeps direct oxygen free connection and it is strong.  I used WBT solder but it might not make much difference since the solder is only 4% silver.

Thanks so far guys for your replies! Very useful info! 🙏🏻

Check out CARDAS. Happy holidays. Pete