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How do axiom component video cables compare to monster video 3 or silver plated/coated component video cables.

I don't think anyone owns a pair yet. They were just released late last night.

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I don't know about those, but save your money when it comes to optical cables. They either work or they don't.

I know silver is a better conducter, so I was wondering if anyone on this board has compared such products. Would the picture be noticeably better or should I save my money.

5, although silver is in fact the metal having the lowest electrical resistance, copper is the next lowest, and as shown in this table the difference is trivial compared to other metals. Copper is an essentially ideal relatively low cost electrical conductor. Of course there's a silver cable myth floating around among some audiophiles, despite the lack of scientific support. Save your money.

silver is a better conductor than copper but there are two different ways silver is employed by cable manufacturers and they do effect sound quality. silver coated wire is basically copper with just enough silver around it to cover the copper. the same idea as gold platet terminals. the silver is there to ensure there is no degradation in the copper. there is also an extremely expensive and high quality silver wiring that i know Audioquest uses in their RCAs and speaker wire; it's what they call PSS pure solid silver. it's basically a long strand of silver and about $1500 a foot. i don't know much about video cables but i spent about $100 for a decent set of components and they are fabulous. even though i don't have a bigscreen the picture is still wonderfully clear. always remember your home theater experience is only as good as your weakest link which for most of us is our cables and wiring.

chris

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silver coated wire is basically copper with just enough silver around it to cover the copper. the same idea as gold platet terminals. the silver is there to ensure there is no degradation in the copper.

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Well, maybe that's what the cable companies intend and/or advertise, but unfortunately silver (unlike gold or platinum) is almost as oxydation-prone as copper. Anybody who has a real set of silverware, or silver jewel or instrument, knows this.

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silver is a better conductor than copper but there are two different ways silver is employed by cable manufacturers and they do effect sound quality. (boldface added by sushi)

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Now, what did you just say??? (I'm not nitpicking about the word usage...)

Silver has less resisance but thats negligable. If someone is interested in using almost pure silver the cheapest way is to buy silver at a Bead Store, wholesale Jewelry cable store. Then one has to get teflon cable housing from a DIY store or Electronics store. I am planning to do that myself one day just for kicks. The cost of all this nonesense shound be less than $80. Mind you this way it is non shielded (unless the teflon cable housing is rated for shielded). I have heard Silver type speaker cables tend to highlight the higher frequencies.

I vote for "save my money".