Keep in mind that if 6-nines copper is important to you, then bare copper wire is continually oxidizing, and copper oxide is a semi-conductor (a diode). Guitar effects manufacturers use diodes to create distortion boxes. Silver oxide is a conductor, so there’s no problem with silver.
I love the low-mass architecture and the metallurgy of the ETI / KLE / Eichman connectors and we selected ETI for our cables. There’s a bit of confusion over the 3 names, and if you’re interested in the genealogy, you can find it here: http://www.eti-research.com.au/the-original-bullet-plug/
ETI dispenses with the intermediate nickel layer found in many connectors which I refer to as audio jewelry - pretty stuff, but sonically lacking (you know who you are).
How much the metallurgy contributes to their sound is impossible to say, since I wasn’t privy to ETI’s prototyping sessions.
What I can say however, is that the connectors I’ve heard with an intermediate nickel layer have a characteristic distorted sound to them.
The ETIs are silver over copper, BTW.
Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in ETI, but I do have an interest in building the best cables that we can deliver to our customers.
... Thom @ Galibier Design
I love the low-mass architecture and the metallurgy of the ETI / KLE / Eichman connectors and we selected ETI for our cables. There’s a bit of confusion over the 3 names, and if you’re interested in the genealogy, you can find it here: http://www.eti-research.com.au/the-original-bullet-plug/
ETI dispenses with the intermediate nickel layer found in many connectors which I refer to as audio jewelry - pretty stuff, but sonically lacking (you know who you are).
How much the metallurgy contributes to their sound is impossible to say, since I wasn’t privy to ETI’s prototyping sessions.
What I can say however, is that the connectors I’ve heard with an intermediate nickel layer have a characteristic distorted sound to them.
The ETIs are silver over copper, BTW.
Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in ETI, but I do have an interest in building the best cables that we can deliver to our customers.
... Thom @ Galibier Design