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In Reply to: RE: Xhadow XLR Clone posted by Duster on February 07, 2017 at 11:28:16
But these have bronze conductors vs. copper for the Xhadow
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True, but most audio connector clones are not exactly the same as the original product, and they sometimes feature less expensive materials to keep the costs down. For example, there have been many WBT clones, and few use the same copper alloy as the original, more expensive WBT rca connectors. The price of the the original Xhadow XLR is far more expensive than the Xhadow XLR clone.
But bronze? Doesn't bronze have much poorer conductivity than even brass? I supposed that most cheap (if not the cheapest) connectors use brass. What am I missing here?
Image: Oyaide FOCUS 1 XLR connector with phosphor bronze contacts.
Conductivity is not the ultimate aspect of what can make an audio connector sound good from an audiophile POV. Brass is often considered an inferior sounding base metal vs. phosphor bronze. Oyaide implements phosphor bronze as a base metal for their FOCUS 1 XLR connector, which is a much more expensive XLR connector than the Xhadow XLR clone. Many other audio connector manufacturers also feature phosphor bronze as a base metal.
The mechanical integrity of the contact will outweigh the conductivity in certain applications. For instance, Belton Tube Socket contacts are phosphor bronze.
Jonesy
"I know just enough to get into trouble. But not enough to get out of it."
Yep....there's "bronze", and then there's phosphor bronze.
nt
"I know just enough to get into trouble. But not enough to get out of it."
...as base metals, including unplated beryllium copper connectors, with much greater rigidity and milling qualities vs. pure copper. Pure copper is a notably soft metal with poor spring-like qualities that affect signal integrity and vibration control ability. Rhodium and those in the rhodium family (rhodium, platinum, palladium, etc.) as a conductor is rather poor, but the hardness/rigidity, and low-oxide layer interface provides a very special sense of tonality and PRAT that is identifiable as an audio flavor, apart from the sonic signature of the higher-conductivity base metal involved. The most notable example of this is the rhodium over silver plating over a lower-conductivity eutectic brass base metal that Cardas Audio originated, and also inspired others such as Oyaide. Any type of I/O connection interface can make a profound impact on the presentation of system from a customized system tuning POV, which is why cabling and vibration control topics are my primary audiophile interests.
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