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Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362

Just as I was about to purchase 3 Porter Ports yesterday, a friend of mine drew my attention to a new offering on the market, cryoed HBL 5362 by Cabledyne (www.cabledyne.com). Price wise there is considerable difference (as it appears to me): Porter Ports sell of $36 ea. + $12 shipping (for up to 3 units) against $25 each with free US shipping currently being offered by Cabledyne. My heart says Porter Port, but my mind -possibly biased by my friend - says Cabledyne.
Would greatly appreciate the advice from and personal experience/comparison from fellow audiogoners.
thank you in advance.
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wyred
19 posts
 
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Hi All,

sorry to gatecrash here. Need Oyaide R1 experts input on the specification of the R1. pls see extract from their site. May I confirm that the Beryllium Copper contact is finished/covered with inner platinum layer of 0.5 microns thick and the outer palladium layer of 0.3 microns thick?

Just want to be sure that no Beryllium Copper is exposed, a little paranoid here as I have two small kids at home.

Thank you.

http://www.oyaide.com/ENGLISH/AUDIO/products_category/receptacle_wallplate/pg492.html

Plating Process
To complete the R-1, the manufacturing process is started from foundation coating. The material which was punched out as a part is polished by hand piece by piece after machined barrel-polishing.
The plating of the R-1 is a combination of platinum and palladium which was selected as a result of repeated listening tests. The inner platinum layer is 0.5 microns thick and the outer palladium layer is 0.3 microns thick.

Contact
The contact of the R1 is made of beryllium copper-same as the F1/M1 series using a new and high level of performance. The use of heat treated beryllium copper insures mechanical integrity and high conductivity. It is 1.0mm thick and 6.0mm in width, reducing vibration at the point of contact with no loss of signal transmission.
sonic_genius
528 posts
 
I have one R-1 outlet. They are plated. Beryllium copper is the base metal which is harder than pure copper to provide a spring contact. In my listening tests, I find Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium to sound similar (brighter). Gold contacts are warmer and pure unplated brass (Hubbell outlet) is somewhere in the middle. Just be sure to use the same metal/plating on your power cords for the best sound.
theaudiotweak
2,801 posts
 
Going with the Hubbell 5361 all brass single outlet. Will have to make my own custom mounted face plate 6 of them all double cryo'd out of .5 inch aluminum plate. These will be mechancally grounded. I now use the Furutech copper IEC connectors on my power cords. Tom
vicks7
182 posts
 
On a related point, I have some Porter Ports and now looking to buy some grey cover plates to use with them. Any idea where I can source these? It would need to be online as I live in Brazil.
Thanks
sonic_genius
528 posts
 
Gray outlet plates:
http://www.kyleswitchplates.com/gray-outlet-cover-plates/

Here is a site that sells a variety of cover plates:
http://www.justswitchplates.com/switchplates-all-products.html?size=1+Outlet&page=1
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