Wall outlets
Hey everyone, don’t kill me I know it’s been talked about a bit. I’m am currently about to upgrade my wall outlet. Commercial vs Audio outlets. The general consensus is commercial hospital outlets would work but they can strip the coating off our nice power cables. I have talked a bit with @audphile1 on this matter. Furutech has my attention. I have considered upgrading my power cable to the Furutech DPS 4.1 cable and get a Furutech outlet with the same finish. A friend of mine is an electrician and has offered to install a new outlet behind my rack. He said I could pay with a case of beer. Haha. Sorry if I started a new 🔥🔥🔥. The forum is fun, there is far more knowledge here than we are going to find anywhere else IMO. Also I finally got my virtual system up for anyone to take a look. Thanks everyone
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. |
For what it's worth. https://iaeimagazine.org/2005/january2005/receptacle-grades-what-do-they-mean/ |
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 .
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@vair68robert electricity has no sound. Outlets only conduct and distribute power no filtering. It is a simple circuit. |
@mc1969 , electricity has no sound. But the stuff you plug into it sure does. The goal here is not create a simple circuit, but to get the most out of your equipment. I don't see your system listed, so perhaps a simple $.89 Leviton outlet from Home Depot is more than adequate for your particular setup. However, once you reach a certain level of equipment, it's fairly obvious that cables, connections, connectors, power conditioners etc... all make a difference. Good luck on your journey and happy listening. |
