I have always put great importance on connection quality ... not just the plugs and sockets themselves, but the plug to cable connection. Metal to metal is always best, but particularly with copper cables oxidation is quite a major problem and the connection quality can deteriorate quite severly over time. The best solution is to tin the ends of the cable with a minimal amount of solder to seal the copper. Solder varies hugely in quality and some of the better types have high silver content. The best of these is WBTs own silver solder....available in various reel sizes. All our own terminated or reterminated cable is soldered with WBT and the differences more than make up for the cost!
http://www.cheshireaudio.co.uk/acatalog/Silver_Solder.html
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