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RE: AC Plugs: silver vs rhodium

Posted by Duster (M) on September 4, 2013 at 14:16:09

In Reply to: RE: AC Plugs: silver vs rhodium posted by TRUFI on September 4, 2013 at 13:11:40:

IME, often when the same metal plating is implemented for all AC connector interfaces, it can emphasize the sonic signature of the plating (too much of a good thing or simply unacceptable sounding), which is contrary to the audiophile notion of avoiding the use of dissimilar metals.

For example, a Wattgate 330i Ag Audio Grade Silver AC plug when plugged into a Wattgate 381 Ag Audio Grade Silver AC outlet sounds very lean and stark, with an unnatural sounding lack of tonal bloom, to my ear. On the other hand, when a Wattgate 330i Audio Grade Gold AC plug is plugged into Wattgate 381 Ag Audio Grade Silver AC outlet, a neutral sounding synergy is found, IME.

IME, the first discovery of this type of connector/outlet synergy was found when a palladium + gold Oyaide SWO-XXX AC outlet was mated with a gold Oyaide P-079 AC plug, while an Oyaide connector/outlet combo with the same plating either sounded too lean/speedy, or too warm/lush.

However, when the platinum + palladium Oyaide R1 Beryllium AC outlet became available, I found the platinum + palladium Oyaide P-004 Beryllium AC plug to be a perfect match if the sonic signature of the Oyaide R1 was a desirable thing for system tuning purposes.

YMMV

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