Fancy Audio Electrical Outlet Causing Problems?

Either the outlets need more time to break in, or you don't like their sound. You will have to wait and see which of these is the case.

This assumes that other things are not responsible for the problem, such as:

Equipment being off for extended time while repairs to electrical were being done.

Equipment suffered a failure or alteration in set up when taken out of service.

You altered the electrical service when the electrician changed the plug, reversed polarity, used new material not broken in, or pulled the power from a different breaker than before and there is a problem with (noise?) or something on that circuit.

If none of this has occurred, your just going to have to put some hours on the outlets before deciding what they are doing.

If you have a voltmeter you might try checking the outlets voltage both with and without your audio system powered up. If the powered up voltage is more than a couple of volts lower than when powered down, it's possible that either the outlet is defective or that your electrician inadvertantly didn't tighten a terminal tight enough, cracked a conductor or outlet component or tightened the terminal around some insulation instead of bare conductor. If there is an indicated problem it may be potentially hazardous enough that the breaker should be turned off until the problem is corrected.

The sound is really frustrating. I've been running the system night and day and it doesn't seem to be breaking if that's the issue. The sound is just muddy, like there's a blanket over it. Surely, a wall socket wouldn't effect the sound that much. And surely suhc a highly-rated outlet wouldn't perform so poorly. Perhaps not an improvement over a stock outlet, but I doubt it would downgrade the sound so severely. Later today I plan to try a different outlet nearby and see what happens there. The way my system currently sounds I have no interest in listening to it. My wife who is no audiophile has also noticed this sound. Perhaps the next step is to take the amp in and have it checked out.

The sound is really frustrating. I've been running the system night and day and it doesn't seem to be breaking if that's the issue. The sound is just muddy, like there's a blanket over it. Surely, a wall socket wouldn't effect the sound that much. And surely suhc a highly-rated outlet wouldn't perform so poorly. Perhaps not an improvement over a stock outlet, but I doubt it would downgrade the sound so severely. Later today I plan to try a different outlet nearby and see what happens there. The way my system currently sounds I have no interest in listening to it. My wife who is no audiophile has also noticed this sound. Perhaps the next step is to take the amp in and have it checked out.

Trying a nearby outlet is an excellent idea. This puts you back to where you were before the electrician came. If you immediately like the sound on the "old" outlet, then there is definitely a problem with the new super outlet.

Please post your findings.