I have a premium wine store, 2 doors down. What should I inquire about? Anybody front me the money for samples? Of course, DB testing might be necessary to PROVE anything, but its worth a try.
Gold plating
there are litterally hundreds of gold plating alloys out there, none of which are 24 carat... hmmnn.. I wonder what the nickel/cobalt/arsenic impurities used to make the gold shiney do to the sound...
24 carat gold is matte finish at anything greater than 0.5 microns or so <<highly porous and soft, not good for connectors.
Pure gold on copper... really really bad engioneering practice, whatever the alledged sonic benefits might be...
there are litterally hundreds of gold plating alloys out there, none of which are 24 carat... hmmnn.. I wonder what the nickel/cobalt/arsenic impurities used to make the gold shiney do to the sound...
24 carat gold is matte finish at anything greater than 0.5 microns or so <<highly porous and soft, not good for connectors.
Pure gold on copper... really really bad engioneering practice, whatever the alledged sonic benefits might be...
THICK GOLD, that is why the connector is so expensive. Looks more dull than the nickel interfaced ones (one stripe) I use those too, but usually at line level.
john curl said:
Tiring of sounds coming from children room I bough for our daughter's computer Altec Lansing computer speakers (such flat tall pair and one fat woofer). Sounds much better than that ringing soapboxes she had before.
john curl said:
What really surprises me is people spending serious money on wine. What a waste of money!
John, what happened? We again share opinions!
Sometimes one bottle of a sour grape costs more than a box of fresh, tasty, and healthy Monavee juice!
I tried my $22 purchase last night, it works, doesn't screech or rattle, does OK. Good engineering. However, most of the time of actual use last night, it was playing a Danish language movie at low level, and I was reading subtitles. However, it beats nothing at all, and gave me a 'feel' of the speakers.
john curl said:
Trust your own taste. Funny thing I've been to hundreds of DBT's where cost often had a very loose connection to quality. It never seemed to bother anybody except for a rare true snob. In the group I traveled in (no more) the brand names and costs meant almost nothing, I find this quite different with sighted audio tests.
I liked South African vine. I was really thinking that I liked it. But later found that among other poisons it is possible to find one less disgusting than other.
Very stupid tradition, comes from ages ago when people used sour, rotten things like brad and grape to preserve water from other microorganisms, more poisonous...
Very stupid tradition, comes from ages ago when people used sour, rotten things like brad and grape to preserve water from other microorganisms, more poisonous...
G.Kleinschmidt said:
These days I realize that my chances of catching up with the daughter are not high enough to warrant the effort. But thanks for the thought 😉
Jan Didden
SY said:
Tip: next time you get the urge to marry, find yourself a woman you don' like and give her a house. Get it over with 😀
Jan Didden
My previous 2 wives were not from W state, but...
The last one is from Walnut Creek, and we are happy!
The last one is from Walnut Creek, and we are happy!
Heavy metal
By "THICK" gold... do you mean per industry standards as in Mil Spec 45204C Type I grade C Class 5 or higher?
http://www.ammetal.com/specs/gold_spec.htm
Not on those vampires... they don't tell you what 'thick' is... just "hard" gold... which by definition is not 24 karat... and is hardened by co-deposited cobalt, nickel, and carbon...
As for OFHC... hahaha... what a scam the industry has played on a gullible public...
all the best... hope all those "only the best will do" projects keep reaping you $$$$$.$$
John L.
john curl said:
By "THICK" gold... do you mean per industry standards as in Mil Spec 45204C Type I grade C Class 5 or higher?
http://www.ammetal.com/specs/gold_spec.htm
Not on those vampires... they don't tell you what 'thick' is... just "hard" gold... which by definition is not 24 karat... and is hardened by co-deposited cobalt, nickel, and carbon...
As for OFHC... hahaha... what a scam the industry has played on a gullible public...
all the best... hope all those "only the best will do" projects keep reaping you $$$$$.$$
John L.
john curl said:
My pleasure! 😀
It started from Demian's comment on my remark about RCA sockets that are still used by inertia creating problems in the gear that costs enough for properly designed connectors.
It's the thread about your Blowtorch, nominally, but who confuses really?
I have never understand the prevalence for silver contacts shown in literature or industry.
Almost every silver plated connector, I used, corroded over time.
regards
Almost every silver plated connector, I used, corroded over time.
regards
Silver is really the best. Gold is plated over copper or silver to keep tarnishing to a minimum. That should be obvious. Nickel is really a lousy connector material. Almost never used for relay contacts. Why? Try to find the advantages of nickel in Holm's 'Electric Contacts'. The 'bible' of the connector industry.
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