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Title: Gold plating improves light transmission!
Review: I have several pairs of these and have found them to modulate the electromagnetic carrier waves much more cleanly, allowing for crisper sound and noise-free video. As for the criticism, I think everyone knows that some kinds of gold can pass light much better than ordinary glass or plastic fibers - something doesn't have to be TRANSLUCENT in order to allow light to pass through. These are miles better than my old wooden ones.
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