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Why do Commercial Silver Speaker Cables Cost So Much?
Many of the World's best high definition speaker cables (most starting at $2,400 and
up, i.e. Kimber 4AG) are made of pure silver insulated with Teflon� or PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene). Why you ask? Technicalities aside, well
designed silver cables are extremely pleasing for their smooth, detailed, and natural
presentation.
Another benefit of silver is that oxidized silver (silver oxide, or
"tarnish") is highly conductive, as opposed to Copper Oxide, which is a
semi-conductive, energy storing material (hence the effort to make "oxygen free"
copper). Therefore, as the silver ages the sound quality is not diminished as it can
be with copper (OFC copper is internally oxygen free, almost, but is still exposed to
external oxidization).
There are many great, cost-no-object Silver Speaker cables out there. And if you
can afford $2,4for such cables as Kimber 4AG or $4,600 for 8AG, by all
means buy them. They are great cables. But if you are like the rest of us, and
want the most sound for the dollar, buy our cables and get a glimpse of audio heaven
for a down to earth price.
These commercial cables are expensive for many reasons:
 | The Materials (silver is typically 100 times as expensive as copper) |
 | Labor costs |
 | Manufacturing overhead (building, lights, administrative staff etc.) |
 | Advertising Costs (Stereophile, Stereo Review, Audio etc.. are not cheap!) |
 | Dealer Markup (The biggest of all! they have their bills too) |
Lets look at a hypothetical example of what goes into a $2,400 price tag.
Materials |
$400 |
Imagine if you could eliminate most of the middle-man
and overhead costs?
Your
$2,400 +
cables are now
less
than $800 !! |
Labor |
$100 |
Overhead |
$150 |
Advertising |
$150 |
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Manufacturer's cost |
$800 |
Manufacturer's profit |
$400 |
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Whole sale
price |
$1,200 |
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Dealers Mark-up |
$1,200 |
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Total cost to you |
$2,400 |
The Pure Silver
"Sound"
When you replace your older (and possibly more expensive) copper cables with Pure
Silver Sound Sextet, prepare to be amazed!
You will have eliminated the "graininess" from the highs, the mids will
become liquid smooth. You will start hearing the "wood" in that old
upright bass. The human voice will come "alive". You can probably
put off buying that new expensive piece of equipment, because you will have extended the
life of your old gear with a new sounding system. The listening area should sound
wider and deeper, with better focused "images" of the recreated event.
Cable Comparisons
We have used several silver speaker cables in the past (and fell in love with them).
Having compared our cables with the few we have tried we have to say we are
very pleased. Is it biased?, because we made the cables ourselves by hand, we don't
think so (although there is a certain amount of pride in owning your own custom made
cables). We think you can achieve 98% of the big guys cable sound for around
10% of their cost. A pretty good ratio if you ask us!
Interconnect Cables Too!
With many all silver designs running from $430 to $1400 or more for a single meter, you
can save a bundle with our cables. Starting at just $249.90 for a meter, you can now
afford to have all silver wiring through-out your system! Previously, a goal only
dreamed of by many audiophiles!
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