While I agree with the idea that silver plated copper has it's flaws, I think the faults you mention are more specific to cheaply made silver plated copper wire vs well engineered types. of Bi and, many of them, by the expansion which. Sean, you might also note that Nordost Valhalla is silver plated copper. show that the general tions by a measured mage ( excess ) of HIO, Aq, non. Sometimes you can find it used on audiogon for a great price. Of course the Double Golden Helix is better but. It looks silly but the stuff sounds pretty good. I believe the design is based on high end Omega Micro cables by Lloyd Walker. In the price target you seek, try CLEARVIEW GOLDEN HELIX CABLE distributed by Mapleshade records. However - the magnet wire suggestion was a good one. You might try they have a good selection of inexpensive speaker wire which can be used to make cheap cables in a pinch. Even the spools of copper Monster Cable is better than the Tributaries. Quite frankly it's not that great and really isn't worth the price. As soon as it's cut, it starts to tarnish. Since it comes on a BIG spool, I doubt the dealer would let someone demo it. Last week I used a 5' run of it to bundle up my cardboard for recycling. Now I have 100 worth of this stuff in my garage. I would have been better off saving up the cash to buy something else. Looking back, I see it was a big waste of money. I purchased it a long time ago when I was budget conscious. Xiaohuang7 & Sean - Yes it is Tributaries. This is THE best deal in speaker cable today. Wonderful cables at prices that are absolute steals.Īnd, if you can swing $200, look at Coincident CST 0.5. While I am at it, please check out used Indigo or Midnight. Difference in sound is attributable to the copper. However, it is 12 gauge in cross section. I do have to say that the sound is VERY much like AQ, as it was meant to be a copy of Midnight(9 awg)/Indigo(13 awg). Kimon Bellas heads up the operations, and is a SUPER guy. It is made by OrcaDesign, the US parts arm of JMlabs. Elliot at Zalytron does, in fact, sell it for $2/ft(as do all the other retailers). I would also back up Sean as far as the AXON 8 goes. I saw one of the new AQ cables, which retailed for $300 or $400 two months ago on clearance for $79!!! Great for tubes and/or soft dome tweeters.ĪudioAdvisor has had some KILLER deals, please check them out. Kimber 4TC is right up there with the AQ cable, but more forward. It is one of the best cheap cables out there.
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