copper

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: christo [mailto:espace at e-server.net]
> Sent: 10 June 1999 04:17
> To: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject: RE: copper
> 
> True and false.. Gold helps to prevent oxidation.. and once a cheaper
> connector oxidizes, it sounds like SH%T%!
> 
> At 10:43 AM 6/10/1999 +1000, you wrote:
> >Oxygen free copper is all marketing likeheaps of HiFi stuff. 
>  As an example, 
> >the HiFi shops claim that gold connectors on your digital 
> connector cables 
> >improves sound quality - obviously b*llsh*t.

He did say gold connectors on *digital* cables.
You would need a significant amount of oxidation before you started having
trouble with a digital link.

BTW, do any of these audiophiles with OFC interconnects have OFC on the PCBs
inside their equipment, or silver solder on the IC pins ?
Surely the quality is limited by the weakest link.

Colin f