As I wrote in the title, I used a set of silver connectors and not copper for the accuracy of the tests. The first impression was of a large stage but with a vague, blurred and inarticulate sound. After just a few hours (8) the sound became warmer and more pleasant with a strong lower midrange as if we were listening from an analog source and not from the A8-Eversolo. On Cohen's pieces, the instruments sound so strong but intimate, that you have the impression that they have come back to life and are playing in front of you... Instruments that were not there before also appeared, especially on Brian Bromberg and Nicolas Stocker's pieces, and on Fausto Masolella's Tulipani, a string vibration appeared next to the 2 that I already knew were there. Also in the lower midrange, I would add the strength of Etta Cameron's voice, which is so present in the listening room that you would want to shyly take a step back without risking offending her! The tone of the voice that is present also continues on Thomas Dutronc's whose voice comes strongly towards you and stops at a slap on the head, with the specification that the tone of the voices is thick, with great substance and power but the voices are never muddy like with copper cables, all harmonic distortions being "washed out" by the OCC silver of the Neotech 1001 II. The highs are still not as they should be, they are still rough, I hope they won't stay that way from the silver and gold plating (we don't know the coefficient) but the bass came forward, it rose in frequency (it got punch), it became articulate and much more precise, especially in the fast test pieces with Raz Ohara and Ghost Rider, and in jazz the piano played so low and with such weight that I had a tamp smile all evening... what do I expect after the next 50 hours of listening? a little more upper midrange and polishing of the highs... If you already have a neutral system, with capacitors, internal cables, quality resistors in the speakers and a neutral amplifier, try this cable, it will surely struggle to make you happy. Is it worth the money? I don't know, I can't say that... all I can say is just try it for 2-3 days with the songs I tested but hey: don't listen to Splanky or Night Train by Christi McBride if You're stingy, so... you might be able to stop him!