Ever Tried 24k Gold Plated Strings? |
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May 6 2021, 10:08 AM
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QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ May 6 2021, 12:27 AM)  ... Cool |
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May 14 2021, 07:21 PM
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I'll just say it ...
Gold plated strings, gold plated cables = snake oil. This post has been edited by klasaine: May 14 2021, 07:21 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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May 14 2021, 09:54 PM
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QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Apr 25 2021, 11:09 PM) I don't understand this at all. The laws of physics are the harder metal always damages the softer, 24 k Gold is like lead that's why jewelry is 14-16 k to give it strength. I don't see how rubbing 24k gold on my stainless steel frets would last Unless the gold has something else in it. Hear me out. We (www.omegapistons.com) make pistons out of an aluminium alloy called 2618A (RR58), it is less then 0.08% silicon so not hard wearing but it is very strong and doesn't crack, very good for race engines. The gudgeon pin (wrist pin) is made of case hardened EN36 or EN39 steel. Sometimes a customer will call saying that "the impossible has happened" and they continue to explain that their pistons have worn out their pins which is "impossible because aluminium is softer than steel". The first thing we say is "check the pin bores" (the holes that the gudgeon pins run in) "you will find that they are a matt grey colour", they always say "that's right, how did you know that?". We then explain that before the engine was built or in the workshop it was built in, there was either a grinding machine or some of the engine components had been bead blasted (a process where tiny glass beads are blasted at the component in a mixture of air and water) and not washed out properly. What happens then is that the grinding dust (abrasive) or the blasting media (abrasive) gets mixed into the oil, over time the abrasive media gets embedded into the aluminium (soft material) and that surface has extremely hard and abrasive elements in it which wear away the steel pin. I'm wondering if the gold that plates the strings has a similar kind of additive to make it wear resistant. Obviously they need to balance the ratio so that it doesn't wear the frets out. Just a thought and I may be way off the mark. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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May 16 2021, 09:40 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ May 14 2021, 07:21 PM) I'll just say it ... Gold plated strings, gold plated cables = snake oil. They use gold plated connectors in audiophile setups because they claim gold is an excellent conductor so you get a purer signal through your system. Any chance of some sound comparisons Ben? Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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May 17 2021, 12:02 AM
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QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 16 2021, 08:40 PM) ... Gimmic is that the cable as a whole must be high-spec. or it doesn't matter much. Also HQ cables can sound harsh as well cause the high-freq.s are distributed strongly. I have some experience with Vovox cables which are very expensive but even in your hand you could feel a difference compared to the typical stuff we daily use; https://vovox.com/collections/instrumentenk...ct-a-instrument |
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