At long last my new speaker cables are here! Out of the box they sound great! All the usual differences one would expect from going from copper to silver cables: tighter bass, more defined highs, and an unexpected benefit....a dramatic amount of noise has been removed!
With no disk playing and the new cables hooked up I put my amp at full volume. I used to have some light static/noise if I did this and it's now absent.
I'm gonna give them a few weeks to burn in and come back here and post a review. Here are a few pics: