[badtz]

is there an audible difference between silver or gold plugs for headphones?

 

[Jeff Guidry]

No. Gold resists oxidation, which causes crackling in the connection over time. Gold plating or flashing reduces the chances of oxidation, reducing the chances of a degraded sound due to an oxidized connector.

What you may be thinking of are nickel plated plugs, not silver plated. I'm personally not aware of any silver plated plugs.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

So what you're saying then, there, Jeff, is yes.

No, initially, but eventually yes.

I mean, you even use the words "degraded sound".

 

[badtz]

So for in the case of the Sony V6/7506, [money not a factor], I should go with the 7506 since it uses gold plugs?

I don't want the chance of any audio degradation.........