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The concern is overstated,

Posted by mitch2 (A) on December 14, 2015 at 10:30:06

In Reply to: Cotton insulated wire posted by thom70 on December 11, 2015 at 23:55:05:

Go ahead, make your cables and don't worry about oxidation.
IME, if you are using good wire, this concern is more hype than real.
Other than a bad reaction between copper and plastic used by Monster Cable many years ago, I do not remember seeing or hearing about any significant problems with corrosion, particularly in audio listening rooms, which are not typically corrosive environments.

All the SCs and ICs I am currently using are made from high-quality, solid core copper in cotton, and they sound great. Things that solid core copper in cotton do well are an even-handed handling of the frequency range (nothing jumps out), good balance between attack and decay, and a convincing tonal presentation. They are also dynamic and particularly do macro-dynamics well.

If you want added protection, finish your cables using whatever construction method you have planned and then provide a vapor barrier by wrapping the completed construction using teflon tape. I use something called Blue Monster, which is easy to work with because it is a bit thicker than the standard white plumber's teflon tape, and it comes in a 3/4-inch thickness so it doesn't take forever to wrap cables. After wrapping the cables with teflon, use your favorite tech-flex covering over the whole thing. If you are really worried, cover any small exposed portions of wire inside the connectors with Q-dope, liquid plumbers tape, or something similar, or seal the wire inside the connectors using adhesive-lined heat-shrink.

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