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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
blindjim OP
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Donjr

A new ded ckt will take some time to run in too... so you're right with that bit.

Ded ckts are a step up but not a tremendous one. Noticeable seems to fit here best.

I'd simply join it all in at once and let it ride as both the plug and line needs run in time and there's really no sense in prolonging things... unless of course your own curiosity is great in determining the degree of change for each area.
blindjim OP
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PS.... rather .... exchange the old plug AFTER all is run in down the road when you've nothing better to do, and see for yourself then.
lifeengineer
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Cooking your new wire for a dedicated circuit as well as your outlets will save a great deal of time to compare what outlet works best where with what.
chadeffect
586 posts
 
I found the gold Oyaide and the gold furutech to be the best outlets I tried. They sound similar to their equivalent plug. Both plug and socket add to each other and amplify the character.

I have a very clean system and was looking for a little warmth. The Oyaide was just the ticket. It has a slightly fatter and richer presentation than the Furutech.

The Furutech also has a slight artificial sparkle in the treble. The Oyaide seemed more natural in my set up.
donjr
1,335 posts
 
Sorry to bud in on your thread Blindjim. I'm about 3 hours into burning in the new dedicated circuit with the Porter Port. I can mention one thing that I noticed right off the bat. The slight hiss I used to be able to hear through the speakers at idle from about 18 inches was reduced to only being able to hear it from about 6 inches. This isn't something I'm imagining, it's more than 50% quieter and more similar to my old solid state amp as far as what's coming out of the speakers when no music is playing. It was never noticeable unless I was up close to the speaker, but now I have to practically rest my ear on the grill to hear it.

I think I'm going to take Blindjims advice and just let the comparison of the new and old go by the way side. Out with the old, in with the new. If I don't notice anything more than I already have, I'm still glad I did it knowing that my wife was curling her hair on the same circuit.
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