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Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? [message #86232 is a reply to message #86228]

Sun, 01 October 2017 21:56

Wayne Parham
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Gold doesn't oxidize as badly as other contacts, so it makes a better connection. That's the main thing that gold is good for in a cable - the mechanical connection is better. You don't really need the entire conductor through the whole cable path to be gold, just the contacts.

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		Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: WorkingWoman2017 on Sun, 01 October 2017 18:44
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: Wayne Parham on Sun, 01 October 2017 21:56
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: Madison on Fri, 27 October 2017 20:30
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: moss24 on Sat, 28 October 2017 06:47
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: Wayne Parham on Sat, 28 October 2017 10:24
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: Madison on Sat, 28 October 2017 17:26
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: GoldenOldie on Sat, 25 November 2017 16:13
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: Wayne Parham on Sat, 25 November 2017 22:41
		Re: Do the gold cables really get a better sound? By: GoldenOldie on Sun, 03 December 2017 14:10

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