Wall Outlet Oyaide, Furutek, Wattgate, and others

I've used Furutech outlets for a few years. They sound great, I wish they had a better grip. No thoughts of replacing them.

I use the HUBBLE HBL-5362 that Cabledyne sells. It is cryoed and cooked. Here is a thread on AGon: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1370875160&&&/Porter-Ports-or-Cabledyne-Cryo-Hubbell-5

Birds of a feather flock together ... look to match the type of alloy in your power cord’s termination to a similar alloy in the wall outlet ... this way there is only one signature metal and not two

Your Elrod Diamond has a F1 Oyaide beryllium copper termination .. match it to a beryllium copper outlet like a Oyaide R1 or RO or the mentioned Furutech

I am not familiar with the PAD line but let’s assume for sake of argument that the terminations on the PAD power cords are the best Phosphors Bronze type Jim could find ... then I would match the PAD power cords up with the best Phosphorous Bronze outlet I could find

Plating will also have to be taken into consideration ... your Elrod’s beryllium copper is platinum and palladium plated and would match well to the Oyaide R1 outlet

If this combo is a little to incise ... you can go with the Oyaide RO beryllium copper with no plating or the Furutech with it’s slightly warmer and very pleasant gold plating

You’ll have to do some research on the type of termination the PAD cords have and then just find the matching alloy outlet

The Oyaide R-1 Recepticle is pure Beryllium copper base cryo treated just like the furetech recepticle, I believe it is best to go to vh Audio web-site and look at the differences for your self, I believe the oyaide R-1 is superior, As far as I know, The Best recepticle on the market, However, Between these two recepticles, I do not believe you can go wrong with either of them, The Oyaide R-1 is my choice.

I don't know what the best is, but I like Furutech products. I'm very happy with mine.