What's the best plating material for interconnects plugs ?

Does anyone has opinion on whats the best plating material for connector plugs, is it silver, gold or rhodium ?

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millercarbon Details Discussions Posts This discussion 12,531 posts 05-14-2021 at 03:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete TC
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,191 posts 05-14-2021 at 05:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Clamped OCC copper! From your list, probably silver. I believe oxidized silver is as good a conductor. I’ve seen copper connectors. Not sure how they hold up with all the air. Gold is probably okay for longevity but it’s not a great conductor. Sounds warm. Rhodium is great for detail but can sound a little hard and chrome-like.
ssg308 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 111 posts 05-14-2021 at 06:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm on rhodium clamped and monster cables, I have a lot of details but my new preamp is totally balanced now so I was wondering if I could improve sound by changing wires
helomech Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,850 posts 05-14-2021 at 09:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Definitely not Rhodium as it’s a far inferior conductor to the others. Silver is best since oxidation doesn’t inhibit its conductivity for all practical purposes.