Stager Silver Solids Manufacturer of solid silver interconnectors. USA. I originally set out to find the best cables available for something less than $500 per meterpair and found that I could make my own for far less which were the equal of Kimber and MIT selling for even more than my $500 upset price. I found .999 purity which means 99.9, not 99.999 fine silver to be the best wire. Silver, while only slightly more conductive than copper, will never lose conductivity as it tarnishes with age as is the case with copper. A symmetrical, unshielded unbalanced pair is be the best configuration for maximum bandwidth and musical transparency but not ideal where there is heavy RF noise. Teflon insulation is second only to air in its dielectric properties. Good, tight solder joints solidly bonding silver to gold, not sandwiching the solder, are essential. The gold Canare RCA connectors are beautifully made and built to last, have a nice, tight fit, and provide exceptional connectivity. Their 1 pF capacitance makes any audible difference with overpriced highend connectors entirely imaginary.

Website: http://marc.stager.com/silver/