jim rozen wrote:
I do know that all gold-plating is not the same. Trompeter
(the connector guys) understand that you cannot strike with
nickel first under the gold, like many folks do.

You actually can see the distortion from that.

Jim, I sincerely hope that you don't seriously expect to see any
distortion at audio frequencies resulting from the plated layers found
in connectors.

Maybe at X-band but ...

Ted