In Reply to: Why is Siltech the only line with a gold-silver conductor? posted by Tekunda on November 13, 2001 at 18:52:58:
Copper has a conductivity of about 100, silver is around 106 and gold is 67 or so. Correct me if my numbers are wrong but i do believe that they are in the right ballpark. The only advantage i can see in using gold is that it is chemically inert, and has a crystal structure that is more suited for very thin wires thus making very light wire assemblies possible (Like the Clearaudio Insider Gold coils) You can get 4N gold wire from A-M systems for about $120 for 25 feet of 40Ga un-insulated wire. which is about three times the price of the silver wire. One of these days when i have nothing else to do i may try it as ChrisVH mentions it.
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- Gold is not the best conductor - Penguin 19:42:42 11/13/01 (8)
- Re: Gold is not the best conductor... to add - john 22:27:55 11/13/01 (7)
- Why is Siltech then such a good cable? - Tekunda 04:18:07 11/14/01 (6)
- Re: Why is Siltech then such a good cable? - John 22:51:58 11/14/01 (1)
- Re: Why is Siltech then such a good cable? - Tekunda 06:45:10 11/15/01 (0)
- Re: Why is Siltech then such a cable???? - HIFIADDICT 18:52:01 11/14/01 (1)
- Re: Why is Siltech then such a cable???? - Tekunda 19:28:38 11/14/01 (0)
- Re: Why is Siltech then such a good cable? - Roysen 12:30:44 11/14/01 (0)
- All generations of Siltech have claimed gold and not copper is the impurity of their silver. - Norm 09:53:19 11/14/01 (0)