Wall Outlet Oyaide, Furutek, Wattgate, and others

Hi Dave,

Yes, I think we are pretty much in agreement at this point. Apologies if some of my comments came across as a poke in the eye; that certainly wasn't my intent.

I would emphasize that since the contribution to impedance that is caused by inductance ("inductive reactance," which is measured in ohms) is directly proportional to frequency, and increased inductance in the power wiring may therefore be helpful to some degree with respect to reduction of high frequency noise, that potential benefit may trade off against the ability of the power wiring to quickly respond to abrupt changes in demand for current. Such as the brief high current spikes we have referred to, which as I indicated may contain significant frequency components up to tens of kHz, or perhaps even more in some circumstances.

I would expect that concern to generally be greatest in the case of power amplifiers or integrated amplifiers whose output stages operate in Class AB or Class D, for which AC current demand fluctuates widely with the dynamics of the music.

Regarding the first question in your last post, I can't provide a knowledgeable answer.

Good one re taxes :-)

Best regards,
-- Al

Hey, If this thread becomes TOO "reasonable" I'll have to stop following it. How about some good old fashioned vitriol, recrimination and name calling? Are we becoming genteel in our old age?

Hi Mehdi..!.. I have just ordered an AC outlet HUBBELL HBL 5363 w.
I Will have it hope fully next week.. Apparently i need an other week for breaking in And i would say i may be able to give my p. View. It cost only 32 $ if you buy it from Cabledyne .. I already use oyaide And i am going to see if it´s a good AC wall outlet.. I promesse to whom it may be interesting that i shall give an Honest answer And hope that Will help .

Hi Cahed, I look forward to what you have to say,what Oyaide do you have?

After having great experience with Furutech GTX-R, I have now replaced all wall outlets with them for all my systems and maybe replace those in the power conditioners as well (not that easy as I have Audience PC).

I would appreciate more comparisons between the GTX-R and the Oyaide R1, thanks!

IME, the ROI of upgrading wall sockets is much higher than spending $$$ on power cables.

To Almarg: as for reducing the resistance, should one consider soldering the joints additionally? On a related topic: I have soldered all the connections in my speakers (leaving the spades connectors in their original positions) with Cardas Quad Eutectic and got a noticeable improvement in sound.