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How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?

Thanks,

Eddie G

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On 20 Jul 2004 15:47:30 -0700, mickeddie@comcast.net (Eddie G) wrote:

>How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
>connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?

About as much as he can feel with his eyes closed.

Kal

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"Randy Sweeney" <rsweeney1@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
> > connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?

I think silver is the best conductor of all them though...but I'm not saying
the others aren't good enough for the task.

>
> Zero
>
> only difference is corrosion resistance
>
>

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>> "Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> > How much of a visual difference to the average person is there
>> > between connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?
>
> I think silver is the best conductor of all them though...but I'm not
> saying the others aren't good enough for the task.

The problem with silver is that it corrodes badly and rapidly. Copper is
pretty good, though. Gold is practically tarnish-proof, though and cheaper
than platinum. Seriously, though, stainless steel would probably work as
well as anything.


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Eddie G wrote:
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>>"Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>>How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
>>>connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?
>>>
>>Probably not much. The various platings on connectors is there to reduce
>>corrosion and maybe enhance conductivity a bit.
>
> Then why such huge price differences between them? I bought the cheapest
> one (gold) for $40, and the "best" one, the copper (iirc) was something like
> $120.

Copper is cheapest and provides the best conductivity, but it is the
most prone to oxidation. Silver and Gold are not quite as conductive as
copper, but are far less likely to oxidize, so they may provide better
performance over time.

The big differences in price have nothing to do with materials or
performance, and everything to do with marketing and advertising.

You can buy good quality generic cables at Walmart that will perform
identically with the expensive name-brand cables at the audio/video
stores. Or you can shop online and spend even less for the same quality.

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> >> "Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:6799ea2c.0407201447.2df3234c@posting.google.com...
> >> > How much of a visual difference to the average person is there
> >> > between connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?
> >
> > I think silver is the best conductor of all them though...but I'm not
> > saying the others aren't good enough for the task.
>
> The problem with silver is that it corrodes badly and rapidly. Copper is
> pretty good, though. Gold is practically tarnish-proof, though and cheaper
> than platinum. Seriously, though, stainless steel would probably work as
> well as anything.

I got the gold plated, which was the cheapest of the Monster cables.
I think I'll see how much Radio Shack's cables are and return the
Monster.

Eddie G

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On 20 Jul 2004 15:47:30 -0700, mickeddie@comcast.net (Eddie G) wrote:

>How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
>connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?


none

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> > "Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:6799ea2c.0407201447.2df3234c@posting.google.com...
> > > How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
> > > connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Eddie G
> >
> > Probably not much. The various platings on connectors is there to
reduce
> > corrosion and maybe enhance conductivity a bit.
>
> Then why such huge price differences between them? I bought the cheapest
> one (gold) for $40, and the "best" one, the copper (iirc) was something
like
> $120.

excess profit

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"Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I got the gold plated, which was the cheapest of the Monster cables.
> I think I'll see how much Radio Shack's cables are and return the
> Monster.

Check out Wal-Mart and Target - even cheaper.

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Eddie G wrote:
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> "bearman" <noyb@home.com> wrote in message
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> > "Eddie G" <mickeddie@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:6799ea2c.0407201447.2df3234c@posting.google.com...
> > > How much of a visual difference to the average person is there between
> > > connectors that are gold, silver, or copper?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Eddie G
> >
> > Probably not much. The various platings on connectors is there to reduce
> > corrosion and maybe enhance conductivity a bit.
>
> Then why such huge price differences between them? I bought the cheapest
> one (gold) for $40, and the "best" one, the copper (iirc) was something like
> $120.

Hardly the cheapest - last time I bought some, they cost around 5 bucks.