Oyaide P-046, Audiophile HiFi connector
Lets take a look at the Oyaide P-046e
Take
a look at this little beauty, it the world famous Oyaide P-046 but
the Euro version!
Oyaide chose for the basic material for the Oyaide P-046 deoxidized
Phosphorus Bronze, which provides strength and a very secure contact.
Then what Oyaide do next is treat the suface of the P-046 which is thoroughly polished not just once but twice!. Then, a super thick (1.5 micron) 24K Gold layer is plated directly onto this polished surface, and the polishing process is again applied twice. Next, the Oyaide P-046 receives the final Palladium plating (0.3 micron), and is again polished twice. The combination of these polishing processes, platings, and thicknesses of platings ultimately leads to the final sound character.
For the body of the Oyaide P-046, Oyaide has chosen high density PBT, mixed with 30% glass filler. This combination was used to maximize rigidity, thermal stability and provide high resonance absorption. The outer shell is Polycarbonate.
Again from the example we see the attention to detail that goes in to every Oyaide product, they are the number 1 choice for a reason.