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Silver-plated or single metal IC's?

With regard to single-ended interconnects (RCA), there seems to be two schools of thought about the merits of silver-plated copper versus single-element conductor (ie. pure silver OR copper etc).
I've been led to believe that Silver-plated cables only benefit very high frequency signals (like video), and not audio. Any opinions?
(I'm nowhere near a store that allows try before you buy, so comparisons would be tricky for me).
carl109
elizabeth
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Skin effect The signal DOES penetrate through the plating at audio levels, thus SMEARING the signal.
And as they said, the plating type was NOT developed for audio use.
At video frequency levels the signal does not penetrate through the plating depth into the copper substrate.
audio_girl
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What about any comments on the sonics of hybrid interconnects that use individual copper and individual silver strands in each interconnect,[NOT silver-plated copper], such as Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway Mk.3?
Advantages or Disadvantages over pure silver or pure copper interconnects?
Thanks alot.
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dave_b
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I have owned HT Magic cables and they are some of the best non-networked cables made bar none. Pure silver is not musical, nor are plated formulations. Pure copper is musical..pure silver is for the hard of hearing. If you do not frequent live concert halls, then your opinion should be suspect.
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albertporter
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Everyone is forgetting one fact, you cannot have copper wrapped with Teflon. If you want Teflon surrounding copper, the copper must be silver plated.

There are cables that are silver plated that have a reputation for being neutral to dark, Purist Audio is an excellent example.
tvad
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12-06-07: Albertporter
Everyone is forgetting one fact, you cannot have copper wrapped with Teflon. If you want Teflon surrounding copper, the copper must be silver plated.
What's the explanation for this? What's the sonic imprint?
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