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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
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
842 posts
 
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?
nilthepill
842 posts
 
Blindjim, don't let my experience discourage you in your quest for experimentation. If it helps, I should add that I really think Oyaide duplexes were not the culprit but it very well could be the new 20 amp lines changed the tonal balance more rather significantly in upper mids than the duplexes . Prior to new lines installation i had the duplexes on 15 amp regular lines and the sound was equal to or better than the reg duplexes.
richard_stacy
686 posts
 
i am on this ride too. i just put in an oyaide r-1 which feeds an mit zstabalizer hg3 running my amp and sub. i dunno about it. so far, only a couple of days, i certainly have much less noise but i think it may be a bit muddy and overpowering. they were used so i do not think burn in should be too much of a concern. there are many good things going on...clarity, depth, cleaner lines around vocals/instruments less grunge. just that bass is sooo heavy. not sure yet....

i have another to install which will feed my jaco that the rest of my lowlevel stuff is on but i may wait and see. i also have an extra just cuz i overbought if anybody needs one!
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