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Oyaide, Hubble, FIM etc, any consensus on flavors?

I’ve decided now to replace my hospital grade outlets with some more upscale outlets.

I’ve found thru the archives so far, there are several models in the Oyaide line up, and perhaps some of the others too, like Watt Gate, FIM, Isoclean, etc.

Something tells me they don't all do the same things

If someone could give me some inkling as to what each Oyaide model’s electronic flavor is, it would be greatly appreciated. Are there 3 or 4 models now out from Oyaide?

… but then I don’t know for sure as to which outlet from which co will give which results.

All lines are dedicated 20A

Main 2ch rig is all tubes.

Any insight on the varied flavors of the Oyaide, Isoclean, Hubble, FIM etc, would be immensely appreciated…. For at this time they all look alike to me except for their prices of course.

Naturally, I'd be inclined to spend more for the 2ch tubed rig, than I probably would on the HT side... but then, who knows?

so far the only insight I have is on the 3 Oyaide units:

1 Silver/Rhodium � Pure, strong, solid, uncolored reproduction � providing a very extended sound field.

2 Direct Gold - bold, sweet, luxurious, dynamic and lucid character

3 Gold/Palladium � the character of Gold with an added vibrancy and a cooler, fresher feeling Oyaide

...which I took from a resellers web page.

your thoughts?

Many thanks as always.
blindjim
chadeffect
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Hi Blindjim,
umm... cry first then straight into mad laughter as you reach for your wallet. The face plate does seem excessively expensive.

I do not use one. I have not tried one either. It probably works. Oyaides thing is all about damping and good tight connections with the various choices of metal. They are all subtle effects, but there. The further down the line you are with your system the more important they become.

I do have 3 different separate sockets which are the Oyaide XXX and 2x GX. To put face plates on too would start to get daft. But maybe I will save up!

BTW they take a long time to burn in. The XXX took ages. The sound of these sockets changes over a few weeks. They become more invisible and natural sonically as time passes, but the noise floor remains super quiet. Worth it for that alone, apart from the slight "tonal" change.

I wish I could change the sockets on my PS audio regenerator to Oyaide. It seems sensitive to power cords so the sockets would do something I am sure.
blindjim OP
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if there's one way to dampen or isolate, there's another. Which is superior seems the issue.

$200 for a cover plate allows for a whole lot of trial and error attempts to surpass the carbon fiber ones.

Why can't you open up the PSA unit and install other outlets? too tight? outlets are the wrong size?

Seems a simple enough task provided the outlets match in depth and area dims.. and of course if not, keeping the origs and later on putting them. back in seems a valid enough idea.

Personally I don't feel it a big deal or some great wrong will transpire if a switch out is made, but there is always that, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" notion.
chadeffect
586 posts
 
Hi Blindjim,

I suppose I could take the PSA apart and swap the sockets over. I think the PSA sockets are square while the Oyaide ones are rounded. So there would be a gap where the socket and the casing meet. Probably ok but not great.

I too am a believer in "if it aint broke..." But there is that audiophile illness whispering in my ear "imagine how good it will sound if..."

I suspect you have a similar illness too as we are discussing which electrical sockets sounds best! There must be many reading this wondering if we are one sandwich short of a picnic or have way too much time on our hands.
blindjim OP
3,092 posts
 

The flip side of "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is, "If it ain't broke, screw around with it and you might get lucky enough to make it better"... on which the audio industry and many therapists rely.

We'll see... or hear... at some point.
nilthepill
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Chad effect said: ..." But there is that audiophile illness whispering in my ear "imagine how good it will sound if..."

LOL! So true.

My system was perfect (to my taste)and I thought "imagine how good it will sound if" I have 20 amp dedicated lines install and to top it off install the Oyaide stuff (I had bought Oyaide 2x 2 outlets, fancy cover plate and the whole deal) and sound will become live live. To my dismay it started out sounding real thin and hashy ( for a good reason- not broken in) and after posting here I decided to have heaters 24/7 to break thoes two lines and outlets for a month plus. Yes sound did change from dissatisfactory to oh-that-is-not-so-bad i probably can live with this kind, but to tell you the truth all the magic was gone ( as compared to my 15 amp regular outlets) I switched back to my old set up.

I am now using the dedicated lines for my TV and cabinet lights ;-)

This thread makes me think: Could it be better with porter or some other outlets?
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