Cable manufacturers?

The only question in my mind is who the heck makes eight 9s copper wire and who makes the long crystal wire or single crystal wire? Oh, and which country has the best sounding copper?

I don’t think it is possible to make 8 9’s copper or 8 9’s purity in anything.

But I’m ready to be wrong about that.

the OCC processes, is, IIRC... used for making the physically longest known and 'commercially realized' single crystals in copper wire.

Which country has the best sounding copper is probably debatable.

Considering the exactness of the process for OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast)(Dr. Atsumi Ohno) , and it’s origins in Japan, it might be that Japan has the best sounding copper. Not all OCC copper is created equal.

teo_audio, you wrote "Considering the exactness of the process for OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast)(Dr. Atsumi Ohno) , and it's origins in Japan, it might be that Japan has the best sounding copper."

Now I don't understand, as far I know, besides Furukawa in Japan, only Wan Lung of Taiwan has the license to produce OCC formula-based wire, so is Wan Lung's product inferior? I'm talking about the raw wire, which many world-famous manufacturers buy from them.

Cabledyne sources their ISO9001 (6 nines) and ISO9002 (7 nines) pure silver wire from WL Electronics in Taiwan and states that it’s one of the top suppliers. It’s single crystal UP-OCC high purity silver wire.

With the wild west attitude that Asia brings to market, it’s reasonably certain that the quality is right up there with Japan since it meets ISO certification.

All the best,
Nonoise

Well, I didn't start this thread for any other point except curiosity. So I don't plan to do anything with this information. And in case anyone is wondering, I don't believe all cable sounds the same.  I do believe that there is some truly astonishing BS being peddled. And there are some excellent cables too. Personally, I am a fan of OCC cable.