Wall outlets

Its possinle to damage your duplex inserting a poorly made cord end that cuts into the outlet blades.  Now the outlet blades cuts into new cord ends.  A 2 way street. 

I usually spec a Hubbell 5362 Industrial with heavy brass backstrap. 

Duplex have a sound like cords have a sound.  My belief is the platings as well as the base metal make a difference.   I guess the NCF from Furutech also impacts sound.  I don't really know.  

A good friend I trust also said Furutech NCF take 300 to 500 hours of breakin.  Seems excessive for me.  But people claim to experience it.  Not sure how you measure it.  Lots can change in 300 hour span.  

Tamper is a code requirement.  But so is using a listed and labeled cord with a NRTL stamp.  I don't know of any audiophile cords that meets that requirement.  If your likely to let your 3 year old climb behind your rack and play with cords, paperclips and screwdrivers then yes, use a tamper proof duplex.  

Following and very interested in hearing of your experience.

I've thought about getting a SR outlet....as I primarily use them for my cables, interconnects, tweeks, etc.....(why not, right?), but am open to Furutech.

I installed four of the Hubbell 5362 outlets last year but can't remember which ones.

There have been marathon discussions on Audiogon about this topic in the past. I think mine used high copper content brass. My power cables are all copper bladed AntiCables brand.

If you use brass or copper contacts then a periodic deoxidation with Deoxit will be necessary.

Hubbell 5362

For what it's worth.

https://iaeimagazine.org/2005/january2005/receptacle-grades-what-do-they-mean/

@mc1969 

I too did an outlet shootout test using a 4 gang box , used a Medical grade double cryo'd , a lower grade Pangea , a P.S. Audio and an Audioquest NGR Edison , plugging in the amp only .

I had the opposite experience than you , each had an effect on what I was hearing with the Audioquest sounding the best . 

I would love to have tried a Furutech or Oyaide but they are $100 more than a Audioquest .