This article is very good:
http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/blog/2011/11/20/the-conductivity-of-metals-used-in-hi-fi/
"physical laws are hardly debatable" - this guy has clearly never visited an audiophile forum
Are you saying that using rhodium plugs will cause the sockets to tarnish? And that non-rhodium plugs won't?If you use rhodium plugs then the tarnish will be inside you sockets. I'd prefer it tother way round so I can clean em.
the tarnish will be inside you sockets.
They probably use powerCON, and I don't think they come in rhodium!And pockets..
Do they use Rhodium plugs in the recording studios ? If not then no point using them in the domestic listening room.
Are you saying that using rhodium plugs will cause the sockets to tarnish? And that non-rhodium plugs won't?
That's just your interpretation of what he said. And the MS plugs START at £30! I plug and unplug many times over the years, so rhodium makes sense for me. Gold tends to wear through.No, what he is saying is that no matter what the plugs are made of it won't stop the contacts in the sockets from tarnishing.
To be honest, I don't think it matters much what the plugs or sockets are plated with compared to how tight the connections are.
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If you need a 13A plug that can safely take very thick cable then my favourite is the one by MS HD Power http://www.airaudio.co.uk/brands/ms-hd-power/. They do a rhodium plated version though, personally, I would just use the copper one.
That's just your interpretation of what he said. And the MS plugs START at £30! I plug and unplug many times over the years, so rhodium makes sense for me. Gold tends to wear through.