| People used to be in disbelief about cables changing the tone. People are only now catching up on the tonal differences of connectors and plugs. Most still can't believe the solder makes difference. It probably doesn't for a few connections but according to audiophiles it does when you rebuild a whole circuit.
My reasoning is that if you got this far, you might as well use silver content solder. It's just a bit more expensive but how much solder do you really need? So what if it costs extra $5.
Soldering a few cables wouldn't make a difference, but if we're talking about a large system like a console or a guitar rack in my case, pay attention to 1) cables, 2) plugs, and 3) solder -- in that order of priority. It will have a cumulative effect.
But again, if you invested in great cables, I don't think that you'll totally ruin your investment by using regular solder. |