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Good outlet for amplifiers

I have a circuit in my listening room for my amplifiers and it uses a dedicated ground.  Right now I have two duplex outlets connected - and I use the primary outlet (first on the run) for the amps (reserve secondary for subwoofers if needed).  I would like to install better quality outlets for this - two duplex, set up for a dedicated ground.  I could see spending $100-$200 per duplex, if that gets me something decent.  I want it to grip the plugs well.  Recommendations?

PS - I'm running two VAC Phi-200 amplifiers (200w tube amps, KT88)

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mclinnguy
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@vthokie83 

I'm not sure what caused the long break in to be honest, I just know the Rhodium took me over 3 months.....not sure of the total hours. I was working with 8 (9?) receptacles for about 13 months. I also tend to prefer gold plated, then silver plated, then rhodium plated in that order

The GTX-D(G) took about 6 or so weeks

Thanks, sounds like it is the rhodium then. 

Just received a Viborg rhodium outlet, and I'm debating putting in on the freezer in the garage for a month instead of into the hifi system. One hand it is interesting to hear the changes, but 400 hours again; even listening for 12 hours a day that is 33 days. Think after just doing that math I have decided the former. 

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thecarpathian
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Anyone have all copper receptacles?

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mclinnguy
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@thecarpathian 

It is just the coating that is rhodium in the one described above, the contacts are all copper. You can't have uncoated copper, unless you want to clean the corrosion off weekly. 

Viborg VM02

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thecarpathian
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Hi, @mclinnguy ,

Yes, I know. Was wondering if anyone had them, and thoughts. Rhodium I don’t understand, it’s a lousy conductor. All copper or better yet silver coating seems the way to go. My thought on the all copper is your attaching bare copper wires to it anyway some decades old and they I imagine never get cleaned and polished. Personally I’d go with the silver. Can someone explain to me why rhodium is even in the equation?

vthokie83
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Carpathian, here are some copper units. I tested and liked the Furutech FPX-Cu and the Oyaide R-0, but the Oyaide R-0 is better in my mind. The ACME is very good, but silver plated

Furutech does have the FPX-Cu receptacle which is phosphorous copper, because pure copper is too soft to provide strong contact - $63 Cable Company

Acme Audio Labs have silver high purity plated copper - $65 Acme Audio Labs

Oyaide R-0 highly polished beryllium copper (same here, not pure copper because of clamping strength) - $151 Cable Company

Shunyata SR-Z1 high copper content brass - $100 Cable Company

Not sure that is all, but those are the ones I know of

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