ah didnt see that..heh

but if you really think about it... what kind of timeframe are we talking about? becuase i have silver interconnects that have lasted for about 5 years on my amps... and i have never really heard about silver interconnects and connecters getting messed up. is it really just a matter of care?

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What are the typical metals used for audio electrical conductivity? Gold and Tin right? Do you really mean tin, althought it looks silver in color to you, Dj jade?

when i think of the main conductors being used today i think copper. i know lots of connections are silver and gold plated. is that tin? i donno. i have never heard of tin being used.

i talk about silver becuase i use pure silver wire in my amps and interconnects just as many audiophiles do... so i know that it is infact silver.

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Well I have a computer hardware background prior to becoming a tranceaddict and audiophile. Gold and tin connectors were really popular for the old style memory sticks (SIMM). Didn't realize that there was silver also.

So when I go to radioshack and buy anything that is not gold plated and looks silver, what metal is that then?

wood?

heh i have no idea i acutally thought it was copper. i know my soldering heads are usually copper...looking after the silver color rubs off.

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Not being a sound engineer I'm not the best person to comment but the way I understand it also is that if it's analogue then sure, you will get an improvement but digital is all 0s and 1s. Don't see how gold plated anything could help optical. I am willing to learn though. Cheers Nem

Dude your avatar is too tight whered you get the full size pic?