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The material of the audio plug is very particular! Choosing the right material will instantly improve the sound quality!

2025-07-21

Whether the material of the audio plug is well selected is directly related to whether the signal is transmitted smoothly and the sound is pure. Base materials such as brass and copper, coupled with gold plating, silver plating, and rhodium plating, each have their own strengths, which can add a lot of points to the sound quality from the aspects of signal transmission speed, detail restoration, and whether it sounds even. What are the specific advantages? Let's look down:

1. Base material

1. Brass base: stable conduction and solid sound quality

Brass itself is very good at conducting electricity. Using it as the base of the plug can reduce the energy loss of the signal during transmission. This feature makes the low frequency sound more solid, the mid-frequency human voice is more warm and natural, and the overall sound quality appears full and coherent.

2. Copper base: fine conduction and accurate details

The metal crystals of copper are more neat, the "internal friction" is small when transmitting signals, and the ability to capture weak signals is stronger. This makes the high-frequency details, such as the overtones of musical instruments and the sibilance of human voices, more delicate; the low frequencies are also more elastic, and the overall sound is transparent and agile.

2. Plating material

1. Gold plating (non-magnetic process blessing): delicate conduction, enhanced detail performance

The chemical properties of gold are stable, and it is not easy to oxidize or corrode. It is plated on the plug through the non-magnetic electroplating process, which can completely avoid the additional electromagnetic field interference caused by magnetic materials and make the audio signal transmission purer. This can not only maintain stable contact for a long time, avoid noise and popping due to oxidation, but also use the characteristics of gold itself to neutralize the "harshness" in the signal, making the voice softer and the instrument tone smoother.

2. Silver plating (non-magnetic process blessing): stable blessing, ensuring the coherence of listening

Silver's conductivity is one of the best in metals. The non-magnetic electroplating process allows the silver plating to be directly attached to the substrate, eliminating the magnetic bottom layer such as nickel that may be used in ordinary electroplating, and completely avoiding the signal phase shift caused by the hysteresis effect. This can greatly reduce the surface contact resistance, allowing the signal to be transmitted faster, especially the integrity of the high-frequency signal is guaranteed, and it sounds transparent, bright, and penetrating, with rich overall details and distinct layers. In addition, the uniform crystal structure of the non-magnetic silver-plated layer enhances wear resistance, which is suitable for frequent plugging and unplugging scenarios and prolongs service life.

3 Rhodium-plated layer (non-magnetic process blessing): efficient conduction and improved high-frequency analysis

Rhodium has good conductivity and high hardness. The plating formed by the non-magnetic electroplating process can not only reduce the loss during signal transmission, making the audio signal more "pure", but also eliminate the non-linear distortion that may be caused by magnetic materials by virtue of its non-magnetic characteristics, especially for the linear transmission of high-frequency signals, reducing harmonic distortion. At the same time, the rhodium plating layer has high hardness and strong wear resistance. Combined with the uniform structure brought by the non-magnetic process, it can make the high and low frequency connection more natural, avoid signal "breaks", and the overall sound quality is balanced and accurate, which is particularly suitable for scenes that pursue the stereoscopic sense and restoration of the sound field.

Xangsane uses advanced non-magnetic electroplating technology on the audio plug plating, which performs outstandingly in ensuring the quality of audio transmission and improving product performance. Non-magnetic electroplating can effectively avoid the interference of magnetic materials on the signal, ensure the purity of the audio signal, make the high and low bass performance clearer and more layered, and is particularly suitable for audio equipment and headphones with strict requirements on sound quality.

In terms of durability and stability, non-magnetic electroplating can make the plating have a more uniform crystal structure, enhance the hardness and wear resistance of the plug surface, reduce wear during plugging and unplugging, and extend the service life of the plug. At the same time, the non-magnetic plating has excellent corrosion resistance, which can effectively resist the erosion of environmental factors such as air humidity and dust, avoid poor contact caused by oxidation and rust of the plug, and ensure the stability of signal transmission in long-term use.

The brass and copper bases, one has stable conduction, the other has accurate details, laying a good foundation for sound quality; the combination of gold plating, silver plating, rhodium plating and non-magnetic electroplating technology not only has outstanding advantages in signal purity, conductivity efficiency, and dynamic response, but also can extend the service life through anti-oxidation and wear resistance, while improving the product grade with exquisite appearance. This combination completely avoids the hidden dangers of magnetic materials in ordinary electroplating. Although the cost is relatively high, for high-fidelity audio systems and audiophiles, it can significantly improve the restoration of sound quality, making each signal more "transparent", and the sound heard in the end is closer to the original sound.