Are Silver Speaker Cables Worth the Cost?
There is a common misconception held by many consumers who believe that they have to pay large sums of money in order to get the very best performance from their speaker cables. With the current economic climate many people are finding it hard to justify spending literally hundreds of dollars on silver speaker cables, but are they actually missing out on anything? What’s the big deal about silver cables in the first place, are they worth the high price tag, or are they just a way for manufacturers to squeeze more money out of consumers? The main argument for splashing out on silver speaker cables is that silver offers the lowest levels of resistance which means that it should deliver the strongest signal to your speakers, thus resulting in the best sound quality. However, this is not quite as clear cut as it first seems. Yes, silver is the best conductor, but it is only about 8% more conductive than traditional copper cable. In terms of signal loss, this difference in conductivity is n
