ODP: copper cable

[Michael]

The gold wire in transistors and ic's are not gold-they are gold-plated cu.
I've had tons of Texas instruments employees bring that crap they have
stolen over years to sell for scrap gold. It costs more for the chemicals
to refine it than the final yeild. Actually .999silver is far superior to
gold. Even silver oxide is THE best conductor. As far as "skin-effect", It
doesn't exist until rf. All real transmission gear use silver-plated
connectors. I do use 90% silver solder.       Michael

Martin Czech wrote:

> > >Advisor that has cables for prices as high as $12,000 (that's 12
> > >thousand US dollars for a speaker cable that reaches across the
> > >room).
> >
> > I tried to stay out of this.. but, I've seen a MAINS CABLE of
> > oxygen-free copper with 'hospital grade plug' for $700 ;-)
> >
> > paul 'zip cord' perry in cold wet melbourne Australia
> >
>
> So far I heard only jokes.
>
> I also think that there is a lot of weird stuff going on, just making $
> from the ignorant.
>
> But my original mail was no joke, I just wanted to know what physics
> says about crystals, grains and impurities in conductive material.
>
> I do not think that there are audible effects, but are there any
> measurable effects?
>
> Skin effect: I have to check back at home, how deep is the conducting
> "skin" at 20kHz. I'm not shure if the decrease in conductor area is
> neglegible, but I think this would not be audible.
>
> If those people who buy "audio" cables for 10k $ and more could
> see that the power transistors of the amplifier are bonded with 30-50
> um gold wire....
>
> m.c.