Trivia for the “philes” out there… By comparisons of conductivity (or the converse, resistivity), silver is the best conductor known and copper second [at 9% lower conductivity or 11% higher resistance]. But in many cases, silver is NOT the element of choice when selecting your audio visual cabling.
The measurements of conductivity or resistence assume a direct current (DC), the problem of which no such audio, video or data distribution exist. When taking into account “skin effect” (the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to distribute itself within a conductor so that the current density near the surface of the conductor is greater than that at its core) copper is usually the better conductor by a good margin.
There is a qualifier; very high frequency signal transmission may dictate the use of silver, as in HDMI and DVI cabling. But all other applications, high quality (for example 6N grade copper) is best, and at a cost that exceeds silver! Do the research.
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Interested in 6N. Would you write something on it?
I too am very interested in 6N. Also, your thoughts on adding current to cables as in dielectic-bias systems “DBS”.
Happy to address. Look for responses over the weekend. ~f