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** Made more jarring by many high-profile manufacturers who often say that their best cables and connectors are gold-plated and thus allow for unparalleled performance. The problem is that when it comes to resistivity and conductivity, gold is inferior to common copper and not much better than aluminium.
*** There is a reason why gold-plated connectors are used in high-end electronics. Copper, while being an unparalleled conductor, tarnishes very easily, especially in the damp air, and copper oxide is a semiconductor, leading to the whole slew of weird contact effects and parasitic noises.<ref>Remember the old adage: "There are no miracles in the electronics, only bad contacts"</ref> Gold, while a somewhat poorer conductor, doesn't tarnish at all, and, being very soft, actually ''flows'' under the normal forces in most connections, ensuring a perfect contact and airtight seal, which protects other, not so resistant materials. Now, the "oriented strands" and "presounded cables" on the other hand... That's pure bullshit.
* [[Every Device Is a Swiss Army Knife|Victorinox]] on the other hand certainly is worth it's reputation. Aside from the appearance of a Victorinox knife you will get good work out of them. Just try one on a piece of paper and note how if you hold the paper right it can be trusted to make a clean cut rather then crumpling it, which cannot as often be said of "average joe knife". While you probably better not give it the abuse MacGyver gives his unless you have the salary of an international crime fighter, it is worth it's reputation.
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