Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets

I have Maestro outlets for all my components.....dead quiet...never a problem

You guys have been very helpful with all of your impressions concerning your outlets! I know we all are listening to our music in different homes, different rooms with different gear, so it’s always hard to come to a conclusion on what’s the best sounding outlet with various systems. @8th-note mentioned Galen Carol (Shunyata) recommended the Hubbell 5362. That’s interesting because they have their own outlet, yet he recommended the 5362. Then some of you guys couldn’t hear a difference between your premium grade outlets vs. PS Audio or Hubbell outlets. Most seem to love the Furutech line and that Maestro keeps popping up in the comments. I haven’t heard anything bad about The Maestro yet. The Furutech costs too much.

I will have (4) dedicated lines running 10 gauge romex and this could be an expensive adventure, but I plan to pick one brand and I won’t be doing any outlet shootouts like I’ve done with cables and components. So, I’ve had the PS Audio outlets upstairs for several years and they sound good, but I haven’t compared them to any other outlets.

I’m waiting to hear back from First Cruze Audio concerning the Maestro. They don’t have any specs on their website, just reviews. Are any of the outlets mentioned in this forum tamper proof besides the HD stuff?

Thanks all for your help and feel free to share more details!

Top Furutech rhodium NCF. But be patient, it takes time (!) to settle. 

OP,

Consider just installing direct lines with hospital grade outlets at first. You’ll get the boost in sound quality. Then a few years down the line when everything is optimal, swap out one of the hospitals for a Furutech. You will be able to make a judgement whether to upgrade the rest. You’ll have financially recovered from earlier big purchases. If spend a $1K on outlets you will never hear the difference… it’ll just come with the improvement in direct lines.

This is something simple to do yourself. Makes it an easy thing to do later.

I've used a wide variety of outlets over the years. There is no single outlet that's best, these are subtle tuning devices that are best decided on once you've tuned system. Hubbel's mentioned on warm side, Rhodium far more neutral. I use a combo of PorterPorts and Oyaide R1's. As previously mentioned rhodium takes long, long time to burn in, but maintains consistent performance without degradation over time.