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In Reply to: Your thoughts on silver's self induction posted by WinthorpeIII on January 23, 2007 at 08:55:26:
Both silver and copper are diamagnetic at a very low level of response, so the self-induction of wires made of them would depend primarily on the geometry and not the material, as jneutron points out.Acoustic ringing of cables is a serious problem, but it is determined by the cable construction rather than the material alone. Well-annealed silver is dead-soft, and softer than copper. The work done on it to make it into wire may make it harder and stiffer, but I think the insulation and cable construction methods would have more influence on the finished cable's resonant properties.
Your experience with silver audio cables is not uncommon. Based on my experience, I believe your perception of thin and bright sound arises from RF noise in your system. Silver cables seem to be better at conducting RF noise than copper, and this may be due to the different conduction properties of the wire surface corrosion products.
Cables with sufficient audio-band problems to muffle the effects of RF noise are not going to give you satisfying clarity and resolution.
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- Difference with respect to copper would be negligible. - Al Sekela 12:48:37 01/23/07 (1)
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