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What solution to clean silver and gold contacts?
I forgot to mention that you can use a chemical cleaner to remove silver sulfide. These chemical cleaners are acidic formulations that are not supposed to be abrasive but still etch and pit the silver surface on a micro scale and are not really en... 
What solution to clean silver and gold contacts?
I did this experiment back in the 90s with silver in upstate New York. We exposed clean silver prepared in ultra high vacuum to ambient atmosphere for various lengths of time and found a monolayer of silver sulfide formed between 5 to 10 minutes. ... 
What solution to clean silver and gold contacts?
Silver does not form an oxide layer. In fact it is very difficult to oxidize silver under ambient conditions. The black tarnish is silver sulfide which affects the conductivity. Depending on the amount of sulfur in your local environment, silver c... 
I need help getting this all to work?
I have a system very similar to what you presently have and have been using it for over 4 years without any issues. i have never had a dropout or failure to play music. All you need to do to get started is a DAC, amplifier, and speakers. You may w...