To justify a higher price.Why?
Its £5.59 - I doubt its real 24k gold plating at that.
Reviews say the build quality is good.
What's the problem if it matches other gold plated connectors being used?
Of course.
The electrons will obviously choose to use the optical cable that has gold on it's mating moldings as it looks pretty.
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