Gold or Silver

metal83
metal83 Posts: 1,219
edited January 2009 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
When talking about connectors (banana plugs in general) what's better, gold or silver?
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  • jacob.simpson
    jacob.simpson Posts: 481
    edited January 2009
    Gold as there is no oxidisation at all, which will not deteriorate the connection properties, but bare wire is best IMO, check with monoprice.com
    may get a good deal.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2009
    Silver connectors are to soft. The Gold ones are sturdier. I have some AQ silver connectors that just don't hold up. Both oxidize.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited January 2009
    oxidized silver is in fact an excellent conducter, one of the metals few advantages over copper.

    RT1
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Silver connectors are to soft. The Gold ones are sturdier. I have some AQ silver connectors that just don't hold up. Both oxidize.
    Yes, that's why you need nice thick spades.

    Goertz%20AG2.jpg
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  • acsubie
    acsubie Posts: 773
    edited January 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Yes, that's why you need nice thick spades.

    Goertz%20AG2.jpg

    what kind of cables are they? very interesting
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2009
    Alpha Core/Goertz AG2.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • TheOtherSide
    TheOtherSide Posts: 11
    edited January 2009
    Nice cables.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    I always understood that solid silver connectors, with gold plating were the best. I'm no expert though, so don't take that for a fact.
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