Good performance, inexpensive, Silver RCA interconnects (1.5ft)?
I recently upgraded to a blu-ray player with 7.1 analog outputs. I have an awesome Pioneer Elite receiver (back when they put good amps in them) that doesn't have HDMI. So I'm outputting 7.1 using RCA cables. I've had two really good Silver conductor RCA cables (Tributaries) and I'm looking to finish the remaining 5.1 off with some good silver RCA's as well. What are some relatively inexpensive 1.5ft cables? I'm looking to spend no more than $100 on cabling.
Silver core cables are usually very expensive. Is there a discernible difference between silver cores over copper cores in high quality cables? That's up to debate.
That said you could try perusing Audio Advisors Cable Selection: http://www.audioadvisor.com/products.asp?dept=23&pagenumber=1&sort_on=price&sort_by=ASC&view_all=false&sortby=price,ASC
You'll notice that all the inexpensive cables are copper, either OFHC or LGC (Oxygen Free High Conductivity and Long Grain Copper respectively).
They sell Tributaries by the way.
Bare in mind many cables that claim to be "silver" are copper cores plated with silver (or a multi-stranded cable with a small percentage of silver). I have yet to see a pure silver core cable that isn't hundreds of dollars a foot.
I personally believe the cables audio quality has more to do with its design and implementation than it has to do with copper or silver. Copper and Silver are pretty similar conductors, better than Gold.
Plated silver cable example: http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AQVDMXR%20%20%201RCRC
Not exactly the answer you were looking for but it may give you a decent starting point. Also the Audio Advisor links are merely for example (though the prices aren't too bad).
Good Luck!
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