That is true, but what a lot of people miss is the next part. Gold covered cables were better, before we created modern alloys. Now that cheap cable with a copper connector will tarnish slower than the gold cable.
Gold is non reactive. Gold plating still makes sense for analog cables, but not with digital ones.
With digital, the receiver is able to filter out the noise that a dirty connection might have. It will either work or not and it takes a long time for a moderately well made cable to get dirty enough with regular use to fail.
The meme should have been those 2k diamond hdmi cables or even the monster brand ones.
It has benefits like being more oxygen resistant and with this having more often a clean touch with the device you plug it into.
That is true, but what a lot of people miss is the next part. Gold covered cables were better, before we created modern alloys. Now that cheap cable with a copper connector will tarnish slower than the gold cable.
Tinned copper, I believe.
Gold is non reactive. Gold plating still makes sense for analog cables, but not with digital ones.
With digital, the receiver is able to filter out the noise that a dirty connection might have. It will either work or not and it takes a long time for a moderately well made cable to get dirty enough with regular use to fail.
The meme should have been those 2k diamond hdmi cables or even the monster brand ones.