Soldered VS ...everything else


Re-ending my speaker wires. Considering banana plugs. Solder or not? Has anyone blind tested for audio differences? Let's assume gold plated plugs and sufficiently sized copper wire.
shalmaneser
As a challenged audiophile, if solder is not good then why when I had to replace a tweeter on my old Infinity Kappa 8's the connecting wires were attached with solder? Curious as what the high end speakers use to make the connection.
A few thoughts:
As alluded to above solder comes in many alloy formulations.
The good old wire looped into a screw down terminal alleviates one connection point.
Silver and silver oxides conduct better than gold.
As to what everyone prefers...
As alluded to above solder comes in many alloy formulations.
The good old wire looped into a screw down terminal alleviates one connection point.
Silver and silver oxides conduct better than gold.


And none of it is as good as a cold weld for current.

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