I use the Audioquest NRG Edison receptacle made of beryllium copper. "Audioguy85" I use Cardas AC outlets. "robert53". Both are as god as and $100 less than Furutech and Oyaide . Piss your money away. Hospital grade is all you need. "jerryg123" Medical grade plugs are great especially for the price but after doing a shootout using a 4 outlet box a basic Pangea came in last followed by a double cryoed medical grade , then a PS Audio and the winner was Audioquest NRG Edison .
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@dznutz - I haven't used Furutech, nor for that matter any other "boutqiue" outlet; I use industrial grade outlets , so I am asking this for information purposes -
What is the basis for your statement Furutech outlets are the only ones that will not damage connectors? What other "boutique" outlets have you tried that caused damage, why, and what type of damage? Thanks
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Clamping strength and the metals and plating used are probably the two biggest factors in how an ac receptacle might possibly affect sound. I am a proponent of copper, especially since all the wiring in front of the receptacle and probably the power cord after are copper. Beryllium copper is a copper alloy, of which there several. Copper alloys can improve on certain properties of raw copper, such as strength, hardness, and machining properties. However, copper alloys are less conductive than raw copper and beryllium copper is only about 45 percent as conductive as copper (i.e., 45% of IACS). Tellurium copper is probably the most conductive copper alloy at about 93 percent of IACS. Beryllium copper is commonly used in spring contacts, hence ac receptacles. Furutech uses a special nonmagnetic Stainless Steel Conductor Spring System that allows them to use pure copper conductors. |
