Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle

@audition__audio   I wasn't trying to be sarcastic.  I'm meant what I said.  If the improvment in sound is as great as the many, many posters suggest, then I should be able to hear it.  Still no one is addressing the elephant in the room.  HOW does a wall plug improve the sound when it resides well in front of all the other equipment.  HOW does Rhodium alter a sound wave?  HOW does gold plating give the music a warmer tone? HOW does any plug increase the bass?  Heck, I want to be a believer, but I'd like someone to explain HOW this is possible.  I'm running a Hegel H590, Parasouond JC3+ phono pre, Rega P8, Acoustic Zen Crescendo Mark ll, all premium cables.  

Yet one more product I would like to see in a blind testing.  My gut feeling is no one would be able to hear the defference between a $3 standard house outlet and a $300 audiophile plug.  Just saying......

My comment is based on the many other upgrades I have paid for, and heard no difference at all.  But I will in fact go out and buy a better plug, and wait to be blown away by the sonic improvement in my system.   🤣

Someone please explain these Furutech claims to me.  All the wall plug is doing is passing electricity from the main power cable to the plug on my amp or power conditioner.  That power than travels through various filters in my equipment, is transformed and eventually a very small amount goes into my speakers.  How, within all the known laws of physics, can the wall plug alter the sound coming from my speakers.  Really?  The three different coatings on the plug are going to give me three different sounds from my system?  Explain this to me in a way that is understandable.  Thank you.

Choosing Rhodium versus Gold Plating

Japanese audio commentator, Masamitsu Fukuda says the following on the different plating options:

“The new Rhodium plating offers high resolution, transparent and precise sound. The high signal-to-noise ratio delivers greater contrasts across the entire frequency spectrum along with tight and precise bass. Rhodium especially excels in the high frequencies which are detailed and clear. Overall rhodium yields a super responsive, delicate, expressive and neutral sound…”

“Gold plating is ideal for enthusiasts who prefer a flowing, somewhat warm and softer sound. With a slightly thicker layer of gold plating than before the sound is a touch more precise allowing a stable soundstage and a smoother tonal balance. With better response and dynamics the new cable yields a detailed, powerful bass and an overall expressive sound….”

“The unplated copper reveals none of the characteristics of the rhodium- or gold-plated versions. It is full of vitality and energy with powerful bass and midrange texture so some people will find this model very interesting indeed. There is a slight tendency towards brightness in the midrange but the clarity yields a very special vibrancy to the sound. It sounds very attractive with full-range dynamic music like jazz…”

@vair68robert ​@audition__audio   What I'm asking for is some hard science to explain how an outlet, placed before the power conditioner, phono preamp, preamp, amp and speaker can have any impact on the sound.  All of the equipment has filters to scrub out noise and interference.  I'm not aware that electricity has a tonal component?  The idea that gold plating vs rodium plating could actually change the sound coming from a speaker is just a little hard for me to wrap my mind around.  And it's not that I have already made up my mind and therefore would not hear the difference, as audition_audio suggests, since the improvment will be so undeniable that I would not be able to miss it?  

Just to end this discussion (for me anyway), I will do my ultimate comparison.  I have purchased 70 feet of Romex 10/2 Simpull wire and ordered Furutech GTX-D(R) Duplex Receptacle, FI-32M(R) Plug and 106-D-NFC Receptacle Cover.  Now I know the 10/2 adds nothing to the party as 12/2 would provide all the current my system will ever need and the 20 amp breaker can draw, but I found Lowes was selling the 10/2 at a cheaper price than Home Depot was asking for 12/2 so I bought the heavier cable.  I will be running the new line out of my mechanical room directly into my garage and up to my listening room.  Meeting all code requirements along the way.  When done I will be able to demo equipment on 15 amp vs 20 amp.  Furutech vs $2 contractor plug, with and without power conditioiner in the loop.  This will take about a week but I will make a full report for anyone interested.  Open to suggestions on musical selections that may provice the best opportunity to hear the difference.  Cheers.

@lak I've learned that all burn in times must meet two criteria.  First, it must be a minimum of one day past the return period, and second, it must be long enough that you can't remember what your system sounded like before and your ears hve become 100% accustomed to how the system sounds today & confirmation bias has been established.  🤣🤣🤣