Silver plated copper

What is the difference between oxidizing and corroding?

I am no chemical engineer but I think oxidation is primarily a result of being in contact with the atmosphere over an extended time period. Corrosion, to my way of thinking, is the actual destruction of the material due to any number of factors. Consider a penny before 1984 (mostly copper instead of copper plated zinc now). A penny will eventually actually disintegrate if left fo lie outside in the dirt.....it may take years but it will happen. With a silver coin (90% silver, 10% copper) the coin will turn black in color but won't decay as much as purer copper. I believe also that copper loses its conductivity over time whereas I read somewhere that silver will not.

I am no chemical engineer but I think oxidation is primarily a result of being in contact with the atmosphere over an extended time period. Corrosion, to my way of thinking, is the actual destruction of the material due to any number of factors. Consider a penny before 1984 (mostly copper instead of copper plated zinc now). A penny will eventually actually disintegrate if left fo lie outside in the dirt.....it may take years but it will happen. With a silver coin (90% silver, 10% copper) the coin will turn black in color but won't decay as much as purer copper. I believe also that copper loses its conductivity over time whereas I read somewhere that silver will not.

So why do you think that a copper cable will corrode in a stereo system which is kept in a climate controlled atmosphere?  At most, it will just oxidize. 

I did not say that a copper cable, or any other, will corrode. My analogy was about a penny left out in the elements, especially if exposed to anything having salt content. An insulated cable in a home environment is not likely to experience oxidation or corrosion unless damaged somehow. The connectors on the end of the cable is where this will happen. My comment about oxidation / corrosion in the post prior to the other one was just about the inherent characteristics of silver vs copper as elements. Sorry for the confusion.

Some folks like the sound of tinned copper... particularly for speaker cables.   
An aside.. I use Mil spec silver plated 12 gauge Teflon insulation wire in a quad twist, 30ft/33ft and a 39ft/43ft set for my system AC power. The fact is, the silver plated wire definitely reduces the bass some to my Magnepan 20.7 speakers. WHICH IS WHAT I WANT. Since I live in an apartment building for old people.(I am an old people) I was worried about buying the Magnepan 20.7 due to too much bass... But with some care I keep the bass tamed...           
In my experience with the long runs of silver plated copper the AC wire does affect and diminish the bass a bit. As I wrote this is exactly what I want...

This just in! When the surface of a copper wire oxidizes over time the thin oxidation layer seals and protects the rest of the copper wire from further oxidation. Thus, while the effective diameter of the wire is reduced a hair, therefore resistance is increased a shade, oxidation doesn’t appear to be a real issue.