I myself will never have too much to add when it comes to cables except: I do hear a difference between cables. The ones with silver in play are tighter to my ears, and perhaps more "alive". But don't mistake that for better. If any "taper" is torn between whether to go copper or silver, I'd have to point out that with the ranging environments and sound sources that "tapers" encounter, the type of cable you use will not "make or break" your liking of the recordings you make. I personally love the cables ed boardman made for me out of the belden 1503a. They are *very* manageable in the field, light, and easy to coil. Above all else when it comes to selecting materials to produce recordings, I think one should look at cabling as being the last piece of the puzzle. Go with the most cost effective, well made cable you can find off the bat for a while, then try other types to see you can find any improvement you like. You might move to silver and LOVE the sound and that would be great, but by no means does the fact that YOU love it mean it is BETTER...... it's just better for you. I personally do not *love* the sound that the schoeps mics put out. But that is not to say I don't have many listenable and wonderful tapes made with them. The low end is nice, but the mids and highs (to me) are brittle and unnatural. Can I convince schoeps lovers that Im right? oh pulleaasee.. Ill take the akg sizzle anyday over the schoeps, but that doesnt make akg's better, just better for me. Very much like cabling. Well made cables of either silver, silver plated, or copper are all *good*... at that point it comes down to whether you like vanilla or chocolate.
