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Why are gold plated connectors sold ie stereo cables instead of silver or copper plated when they are better conductors?
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∙ 15y ago
Silver and copper will tarnish over time, increasing electrical reistance and reducing the quality of the signal. Gold-plating provides a long-lasting high-quality signal. However, zinc-plating can offer similar performance for a much lower price...with no perceptable loss in video quality. I've been an engineer in the digital video industry for a long time The best quality I've seen comes from going to a better standard, s-video is better than composite and component is better than s-video. The video processing of your equipment plays a much bigger role than the connectors. We never use gold connector, only zinc-plated BNC.
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