Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity on Slinkylinks.

The principle of design minimalism in extreme audio engineering is a familiar one to audiophiles and music lovers.  Perhaps nowhere in ultra-fi is this principle more notable than in special silver-in-air audio cables from names like Slinkylinks.  With roots in the international DIY ultra-fi circle, the silver monofilament suspended in air delivers measurably ultra-low reactance and the neutral, deeply authentic sound purists crave.

From Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity comes an exciting and illuminating review on Slinkylinks, indicating just how “gone” these special wires really are.  John E. Johnson:

“Slinkylinks takes a very simple approach: (1) Use silver as the conductor. Silver is a better (about 7% better) conductor than copper, and although they both oxidize, copper oxide is non-conductive while silver oxide is a very good conductor (e.g., silver oxide batteries); (2) Keep the conductors very thin. This minimizes the skin effect. In the case of the Slinkys, the conductors are only 0.25mm thick (250µ), which is about the size of a human hair.

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“Proper use of physics, and innovative minds, have come up with a real winner in the Slinkylinks cable designs. They sound great and are relatively inexpensive for something that works so well and contains precious metals. Audio Insider has a money back guarantee, so these are well worth trying out in your own system.”

John kept the review cables.