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I see that some connectors feature gold contacts. Does that make a difference in sound quality?

April 26, 2017connectors contacts difference feature gold quality sound

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I see that some connectors feature gold contacts. Does that make a difference in sound quality?

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A lot of people are surprised to hear that gold or nickel plating makes no difference at all when it comes to sound quality. In truth, the use of gold plating in connector contacts is mostly driven by marketing appearance. Keep in mind that the audio signal travels through many substances as it moves from cable to connector to jack: wires, solder, internal connector contacts, external connector contacts, jack contacts, solder, circuit board, etc. In other words, most audio signals travel through a combination of copper, lead, tin, silver, brass, aluminum, nickel or gold before completing their journey. At A2Z Cables, we use high quality metal-shielded connectors and silver-content solder on all of our professional and premium grade audio cables to ensure optimal signal transmission and connectivity.