AC Outlet w/ Clairity, Trasparency, Bass Weight

Mapman, you're right. No wonder people think negatively of high end audio and audiophiiles.

Yeh, Timhru when you post in audio forums its easy to set yourself up for playful comments. It's cool. I probably deserve it for the wording I used in my post. Mapman, I think outlets do have sonic attributes depending on the metals used, plating or no plating, cryoed or not etc. (just like power cords). I've been reading all the posts I could find here and at AA, and some of the well-seasoned audio heads at both sites do attribute certain changes in the sonics to the use of various ac outlets.

The heading ot my post should say "Clarity" "Transparency" ... typing too fast.

Thanks for the posts Lak and others. I saw that Porter Ports thread before; basically every post on the most popular outlets: Porter Ports, Oyaide R1, Tesla Plex, Furutech FTD-20, Maestro, Wattgate 381, Isoclean. There are others too, more than I realized when I started researching. I am tempted to go with the Porter Port just to save money. I have an Acrolink PN-4030 power cord with Oyaide 004 plugs connected to a Purepower APS 1050 which runs my whole system. One Cable guru at AA highly recommends going with the Oyaide R1 because he found it to be work so well with the Acrolink/Oyaide power cord. Still deciding. But the FIM 880 will eventually be replaced.

Sometimes you just have to do the research, determine what many prefer, and go with it.

Life's too short to spend it installing, reinstalling and comparing AC plugs
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Ditto. I'll eventually choose an outlet and that'll be it. Auditioning is going too far for me.

Never installed outlets before but was around while an electrician did 15A FIM's. Each outlet didn't take long. I'll leave it to an electrician who hopefully won't balk at putting a new 20A outlet on a 15A circuit, which is out of code.

Keep us posted Hifisoundguy.

Hifisoundguy, thanks. After the outlets have been in a while, let us know about the bass weight of your system compared to before the outlets. I personally dislike any leanness whatsoever. The increased transparency and clarity you're getting is very positive.

perceived relative leanness goes along with with increased transparency and clarity usually.
07-30-10: Mapman

On that we agree totally Mapman. I've had that same experience almost exclusively. If a high end power product can improve clarity, and transparency without adding leanness then for me that's a winning piece. I can't remember such a piece.