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Has anyone tried one of those premium audiophile grade duplex outlets. Were the results audible ??
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I use Hospital Grade Isolated Ground duplex receptacles. Parts Connexion sells them for $10 each, and I've seen them on Amazon for a similar price, MSRP is closer to $30.
There might be an advantage to moving to something more exotic, but I haven't gone there yet.
Lotsa Adverts for that too.
Many claim it works.
Placebo effect is Genuine.
Oyaide with their cover. Worth the $$ and I was surprised what an improvement over a Hubbell I had. AC delivery is really critical as I came to find out. I've done lots of tweaks to improve it with great results.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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The audiophile approved Hubble industrial grade receptacle is well reviewed. One person liked it the best until he heard the newer Oyaide, very expensive. Try a Hubble. It's what I use and fits my taste, warm, deep bass, forward midrange, mellow treble. Great bang for the buck. Tweaker
have really tight connections and may have improved the sound, maybe not, but I'm sure the connections are tight and so no worries on that point. This hobby is obsessive enough.
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The Furutech GTX outlets I've found to be the best......firm & tight and yes the sound is smooth and detailed and extended at both extremes.
nt
I installed one PS Audio Classic Power Port on the dedicated line that feeds my power amp. Things sounded a little bit better, but the difference was subtle enough that it may well have been expectation bias. In any event, I suspect that whatever improvement there was came primarily from having new unoxidized contacts, not from any secret sauce in the outlet.
As always, YMMV.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
stock vs "audiophile" side by side if possible. The big thing about old receptacles is that there loose or oxidized or both. Good clean contact makes the biggest difference IMO, whether it's a toaster or audio. The rest is diminishing returns.
....your next question will be about "audiophile" fuses.
Hopefully Smelly Socks has a HUGE bag of popcorn.
:)
MUSETAP nailed it. About a week ago I installed a Pangea Audio Premier AC receptacle from Audio Advisor. ($99.95) The audible results were EXACTLY as musetap said: "refined and relaxed." It is always nice to hear positive results that you were not expecting. (P.S.: The first thing that one will notice about the Pangea unit is it's hefty weight.)
Receptacle Mounting Bracket
"Speaking of pet peeves," Jay continued. "Take a look at the flimsy mounting bracket most outlets feature to bolt the outlet to the wall box. I couldn't bear to have any of my outlets insecure, so I included a very thick metal mounting bracket instead. Nothings going to shake this outlet loose from the wall," Jay told us, "except maybe an earthquake."
What metal is the back strap made of? Possibly steel? Try a magnet and see if it sticks, is attracted, to the mounting back strap.
I use Maestro outlets....a big step up...tried others but these are better. The salient feature of them is that they don't boost or lower any frequency...., and are simply flat...though with increased dynamics, extension, depth et al.
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I've tried many but Iiked the R1 the best.
Depends on your audio equipment.What do you have.
A SS power amp may sound best plugged into a XYZ receptacle while a tube amp may sound better plugged into ZYX receptacle.
Digital equipment like a CDP, DAC, ect, may sound better plugged into a ABX receptacle. Like I said it depends on the equipment that you will be plugging into the receptacle.
Then there is the receptacle cover plate.....
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I'm sorry. Did you write something? I was looking at the picture.
:)
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Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
I was referencing the photo to the right.
;)
and yes, there was a noticeable improvement in the sound of my system.
More... "refined"... relaxed. Was a wee bit skeptical at first (a good thing in
this hobby combined with an open mind) so bought the best talked about
AFFORDABLE outlet. Haven't upgraded since we rent and messing with
one outlet one time is as far as I care to push it.
It did replace a POS cheapie standard outlet.
Michael in the photo soon learned to live with his curly kidfro in white.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
I did the Oyaide and the high dollar cover and had the same result. Maybe more relaxed in my case. HF was way smoother and the image improved too. I was really surprised how much of a difference it made. It was extremely obvious.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
Actually, PLENTY of discussions about outlets here.
You should use the search function.
I have typically replaced ALL the wall outlets in my apartments when I move in. The old ones are typically worn out. (And never replaced by anyone until the are completely broken, ditto in a home)
I use ordinary Pass & Seymour 'heavy duty' 20A outlets. Some other brands are definitely NOT as good.
Some folks like Hubble. And a fella over at Audiogon has sold the MRI version for years, cryo'ed at a very fair price.
Then you got the real audiophile duplex. All sorts. Silver, rhodium, gold.. Big variety in price too. From say $40 to $400 a pop.
Then the kicker: can the buyers hear them make a difference? Well that is the part where the popcorn is handy.. I look forward to reading the comments!
I have typically replaced ALL the wall outlets in my apartments when I move in. The old ones are typically worn out. (And never replaced by anyone until the are completely broken, ditto in a home)
I use ordinary Pass & Seymour 'heavy duty' 20A outlets. Some other brands are definitely NOT as good.
I hope you replaced the duplex receptacles for the size of the branch feeding them. Only a 15 amp receptacle can be installed on a 15 amp branch circuit.
A 20 amp receptacle can only be installed on a 20 amp branch circuit.
Two or more 15 amp receptacles can be installed on a 20 amp branch circuit. (A duplex receptacle is two receptacles.)
Technically, in a dwelling unit, the receptacles should be tamper resistant per NEC Code.
It's common practice for the outlets to be wired in such a way as any problem at a given receptacle will adversely affect any down stream. It's not how I would do it, but it's perfectly acceptable to the NEC.So, if when you replace your standard receptacle for some botique brand it's necessary to check this and correct if needed or its money down the drain. The chain is only as good as the weakest link in other words.
I posted a tutorial on another site depicting just how easy it is to correct this. Could repeat it here if warranted.
Martin
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