Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: NOT gold plated, possible interference problems

Product description said the leads were gold plated, but the were NOT. Even more of a problem, the product description talked about foil shielding to reduce EMI, but when using this cable I get lots of interference from my laptop audio. Other, shorter cables do not have this problem with the laptop. Oddly enough, if I plug in my iPod to this cable I do NOT get the interference, so I can't be 100% sure it's the cable's fault. Perhaps some sort of impedance mismatch? Even that seems like a long shot. the bottom line is this cable may or may not work for you depending on your equipment and/or environment, and I certainly wouldn't recommend it for areas with lots of electronic noise.