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In Reply to: RE: OK: name a few (correctly) posted by pmkap on November 04, 2008 at 11:18:45
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Indeed, the Leviton hospital receptacles have plated ferrous straps, which do comply with Federal Specification WC-596, section 3.5.1, as do the Hubbel and P&S with their brass straps, which would minimize your purported magnetic hokey pokey.
But honestly Al, who but the most inexperieced and tin eared would even mention a Leviton outlet if they'd ever bothered to listen to one? Even the all brass Leviton 5262 sounds like poo.
FWIW
The brass parts are listed as nickel plated in the Hubbell documentation (HBL8300*).
This is a problem for audio use, as nickel plating causes problems with the electrical contacts to these parts. Audiophile outlets generally have various exotic plating schemes that do not include nickel. This is another reason why hospital-grade outlets do not work well for resolving audio systems.
Have you forgotten your earlier post?
I did not say I preferred hospital-grade outlets, and the Leviton is why I haven't bothered with other brands in pursuit of better audio performance.
The magnetic response is a real issue, and can easily be heard by anyone with the inclination to actually try the experiment. Brass straps would avoid the back strap problem.
The porter ports sound great. I like them better then Oyaide which are nice but they really to add their sound to a system.
PJB
Agree with you on that one Doc.
Phil,
I appreciate the info. I've just ordered a HBL8200H to compare against the HBL5262. I've previosly auditioned P&S 8200H, 9300H, and found the sound much like the P&S 5262A, not bad, but not my cuppa.
Now that the HBL8200H is on it way, I too will be able to make pronouncements on how ALL hospital receptacles sound.
Regards,
Paul
Hi Paul,
According to the Hubbell catalog, the 8200H is a GFCI outlet. Don't think your going to find great sound there. Sorry!
Sorry dude. The HBL8200H is NOT a CFCI receptacle (the 8200H is). My apologies for the error.
However, there may be concerns. From the Hubbell catalog:
"One piece, nickel-plated brass mounting strap with
integral ground contacts, ...".
"Exclusive bypass contacts are made of nickelplated
brass alloy."
As you likely know, nickel plating is said to be detrimental to sound. That's one reason the Porter Port is recommended - no plating.
I installed a Synergistic Research Quantum Tunneled Leviton receptacle yesterday and I am very impressed. The sound with this receptacle is very transparent and lively, and has an amazingly open soundstage, just like the SR Tesla power cords. So far, I prefer it to my new Oyaide R1 (which is still breaking in, so this could change).
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