Who Makes A Good Duplex Wall Outlet

I have now tried the Maestro (very organic with great bass), the Oyaide R-1 (good neutrality with rhodium coating), and last but easily the best to my tastes, is the all copper rhodium coated (cryoed treated) Furutech GTX D NCF outlets. Expensive but easily well worth it.....like a power cord upgrade. Highly resolving and responsive from lowering the noise floor. Requires serious break in time so be aware. Ping me if you want further experience on them. 
I also will have the Maestro and Oyaide for sale if interested.

I'm using Maestro and like them very much.....I have great respect for Furutech.....use their IEC and wall plugs.

Furutech review http://www.furutech.com/images/2016/07/PFO-Nanoflux-Power-Cord-and-GTX-D-NCF-Review-2016.pdf

@gwalt 

I have recently had Furutech NCF Outlets and a NCF IEC recently installed into my power conditioner and it is a big upgrade. I will strongly consider adding a Furutech GTX D NCF duplex outlet  soon.

elizabeth

7,012 posts
04-25-2019 8:51am

For $$$ ’high end’ duplex. one should actually go for duplex designed and built TO BE high end duplex. Not all those ordinary types ’gussied up’ with fancy treatments. I went with Furutech. Designed from the ground up to be high end. Pure copper!... NO brass anywhere. Just my two cents.
After I replace evry duplex (incuding two conditioenrs) I could HER the problem with brass if I stuck a brass AC plug into the system. a definite smear in the upper midrange.. 100% caused by one brass AC connection. Folks say avoid magnetic materials. I say brass is as bad or WORSE.

elizabeth

7,012 posts
04-24-2019 7:09pm

I used Pass & Seymour heavy duty 20 amp duplex 5362 for many years. They are at Menards, Like $5.A better but much more expensive type right here sold on Audiogon. $45 cryo’ed "Porter Port" very good.The Pass & Seymour 5362 grips forever. mentioned I used them for many many years. Always kept the good grip.
Just last year I spent a pile on Furutech.

I am not of aware of any rebranded OEM receptacle that does not use brass contacts. OEM manufactured receptacle? Hubbell, Leviton, Pass & Seymour, Eagle, ect. That doesn’t mean the bass, or brass alloy, used in the contacts in the OEM outlets is the same.

Who Makes A Good Duplex Wall Outlet


samgar2

Looking to replace my current duplex ac wall outlets. Any recommendation on a high quality outlet which has good gripping features.

I guess it depends on your definition of the word Good.

I wouldn’t put any of the Furutech outlets mentioned in this thread, to date, in the same category with any rebranded OEM so called audio grade receptacle outlet. Doing so is like comparing apples to oranges.
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@ samgar2,

Here’s a Good thread worth reading.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/any-one-try-the-new-synergistic-research-blue-uef-duplex-rece...
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