30 Jul
2015
30 Jul
'15
5:15 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 08:58:08PM -0500, drlegendre . wrote:
I get the jab you're taking at latter-day
Audiophool idiocy, but you won't
find any gold-plated OFC business in any of the vintage gear I typically
work with.
But as far as gold plating goes, gold is a good conductor, it solders very
well, it doesn't tarnish and its ductility promotes solid connections on
screw terminals - it's really these characteristics that make it somewhat
desirable in certain applications. So it's not so much that gold "sounds
better", it's that it allows one to make connections that work better.
Gold is also something they cannot use in outer space due to gold embrittlement
problems.
http://www.eptaccanada.ca/webinars/presentations/eptac_10_17_12.pdf
But it does tend to wear quickly.
- Diane VA3DB
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