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Gold or Rhodium

Have you compared the Furtech wall outlets? I am setting up a new dedicated room and need five wall receptacles; one for front-end sources, one for each monoblock, and two for subs. Each outlet will be on it's own dedicated line. Will use the GTX-D series. Question is should I go with the gold or rhodium plated or use a mix of the two? I've read that the gold offer a slightly 'warmer' sound but gold is soft and can be easily melted off if any sparking ocurrs.
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tbg
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Audiolabyrinth, that is my opinion also. Mixed cables IMHO are always a mess.
tbg
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Paul79, I always hesitate when someone says, real music has warmth. Brass
instruments have ripeness, violins has rasp, vocalists have mouth sounds, etc.

For many years I fought the tube versus solid state battle as well as every type of
speaker battle. Then I discovered realism or the sense of being there at the
recording. It has many non-music elements, but it is thrilling to one is present to
hear Thelonious Monk play, which I was never able to do.

Early on I discovered that I did not like gold as it burnishes the music. I really
don't like rhodium either, but if I have to choose, I would pick rhodium. I would
really prefer solid unoxidized copper or silver, but both are too soft. I also hate
solder. So what do I do? I use rhodium connectors and wish that nature have
made stronger and not oxidizable copper.
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