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Rhodium vs Gold AC connectors

Hi dear fellows.Does anybody tried these type of connectors in power cords?In my case I don`t know which could be the differences in sound performances between them.I heard that rhodium connectors have more extended hights frequences , more airy and fluid than gold connectors, but also that they can produce a non-lively sound, with too much control.Regarding Gold connectors I red that they produce a warmer sound, specially in the mids, but with not so much detail as rhodium.Is it true?I will appreciate your comments to make a proper decision.Thanks in advance!Raf
rafael0054
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TBG, thankyou for the reply, must be nice to have alot of equipment to do such review's, I do like stereo time's quite alot, they did a really good review on my amp beating out pass Lab's and Roland back in 2003, would be good if krell would get back to those glory day's of the golden age of audio.
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To make thing's clear here, The wife gave me an interesting understanding of Rhodium and Gold, The gold was $49.27 a gram, and Rhodium is $750.00 a gram, I am shocked that furutech does not charge double the amount of money for the R version over the G version, and Rhodium is a member of the platinum family of metal.
melbguy1
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Again AL, in the case of the GTX-D it would be wrong to assume the more precious?/expensive plating material is better as the base material (pure copper) dominates the sound of the wpo, and Furutech are only using a thin plating on top. It is more of a slight shade/lean toward transparency resolution (Rhodium) vs warmth/harmonic richness (Gold). It depends how you use it and what the rest of your system is like. That's why Furutech make two versions of their flagship.
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Gold and or brass sound warmer than Rhodium or Silver IME
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You are right, but gold is less precise. I really F. hate inferior details and precision. That is why you need to adapt the other tools to create a musical involving sound. For me it is very easy to solve it!
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