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Gold is not the best conductor

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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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