Silver is bright right?

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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,760
    afterburnt wrote: »
    So do yooz think that lets say some silver ICS could liven up my Slim 707's?

    I don't know if generalizing silver as "bright" is accurate. I've heard harsh and bright sounding cables made with silver, silver/copper, and copper. The ICs and speaker cables in my 2 channel system are all solid silver (AudioQuest) and are very natural sounding. Same goes for the silver (Reveloution Audio Labs) and silver/copper (Signal Cable) cables in my home theater system.

    You just can't look at a cable's conductor metal and think it will sound a certain way. The way the metal is drawn, finished, insulated, and the way the conductors are arranged (twist geometry) and terminated affect the sound.

    I have only heard the 707s once, and I certainly would not characterize them as dull or slow sounding. I think you might want to look at another source. I have the Oppo 103 and I found it to be unlistenable with the 705s for music.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    Fair enough but if he puts on Ben's IC's? He'll have more life and a laid back sound.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    DSkip wrote: »
    Have you tried the iFi with them?

    Who me? I tried to hook up the nano but I think I need the drivers and can only use the PC for a source. Volts loaned me his Micro that I can hook up to the Oppo and HAD that I am going to try.
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    afterburnt wrote: »
    So do yooz think that lets say some silver ICS could liven up my Slim 707's?

    I don't know if generalizing silver as "bright" is accurate. I've heard harsh and bright sounding cables made with silver, silver/copper, and copper. The ICs and speaker cables in my 2 channel system are all solid silver (AudioQuest) and are very natural sounding. Same goes for the silver (Reveloution Audio Labs) and silver/copper (Signal Cable) cables in my home theater system.

    You just can't look at a cable's conductor metal and think it will sound a certain way. The way the metal is drawn, finished, insulated, and the way the conductors are arranged (twist geometry) and terminated affect the sound.

    I have only heard the 707s once, and I certainly would not characterize them as dull or slow sounding. I think you might want to look at another source. I have the Oppo 103 and I found it to be unlistenable with the 705s for music.

    I like the sound of the Oppo better than the P5 with the 707's.
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    I dunno about his luck with Ben's IC's. I've had them...and they did sound lively, but also with a nice tinge on those upper frequencies that I couldn't get used to.

    MY take on silver cables....
    Cheap silver cables sound just as bad as cheap copper ones.
    The more expensive silver cables sound completely different.
    Having a silver/copper combo might be more pleasant to the ears.
    Positioning of silver IC's within ones system is also key.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    edited July 2017
    tonyb wrote: »
    I dunno about his luck with Ben's IC's. I've had them...and they did sound lively, but also with a nice tinge on those upper frequencies that I couldn't get used to.

    MY take on silver cables....
    Cheap silver cables sound just as bad as cheap copper ones.
    The more expensive silver cables sound completely different.
    Having a silver/copper combo might be more pleasant to the ears.
    Positioning of silver IC's within ones system is also key.

    Tony where do you feel is the most important position?
    Post edited by afterburnt on
  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,042
    You guys are on a roll. You might be a minute and 30 seconds too generous though.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Done in 30 seconds? Sounds good to me.
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Fair enough but if he puts on Ben's IC's? He'll have more life and a laid back sound.

    Tom

    *and NOT a laid back sound. This is why I hate typing on the phone. **** like this happens.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,708
    Hack
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    "P O O P" is censored? My word, what is this world coming too? Try to keep it clean and still get censored....

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,708
    Try crap
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."


    President of Club Polk

  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    WTF?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    F1nut wrote: »
    Try crap

    pass
  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,308
    treitz3 wrote: »
    "P O O P" is censored? My word, what is this world coming too? Try to keep it clean and still get censored....
    Tom
    RePORTED!
    I disabled signatures.
  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,902
    afterburnt wrote: »
    tonyb wrote: »
    I dunno about his luck with Ben's IC's. I've had them...and they did sound lively, but also with a nice tinge on those upper frequencies that I couldn't get used to.

    MY take on silver cables....
    Cheap silver cables sound just as bad as cheap copper ones.
    The more expensive silver cables sound completely different.
    Having a silver/copper combo might be more pleasant to the ears.
    Positioning of silver IC's within ones system is also key.

    Tony where do you feel is the most important position?

    Tony's old. I'm guessing missionary, lights off...

    You'd be sooo wrong, lol.

    Positioning is a matter of experimenting. Personally I find between the pre and the amp to have the most noticeable effect. The last leg before it hits the speakers.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,230
    You have weird sexual positions Tony. Truth be told, you are a strange man....and so is she.

    OH! You are talking about audio.....never mind. You had me scared for a second.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
    treitz3 wrote: »
    You have weird sexual positions Tony. Truth be told, you are a strange man....and so is she.

    OH! You are talking about audio.....never mind. You had me scared for a second.

    Tom

    Yup.... No scroggin allowed on the gear...... B)