Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle

bigtwin

My point is that I conducted a hearing shootout and heard a difference , some equipment is easier to do a/b or a/b/c/d testing .  Using an electrical box that holds 4 outlets made the experiment easy , I've done hearing experiments with fuses on a guitar amp and  multiple power cords connected to my amplifier . 

As a retired Biomedical equipment technician I once thought that an outlet was just an outlet other than the Medical Grade outlets had a firmer grip and much heavier body , that a fuse was just a fuse and a power cord just needed to be the correct gauge and jacket  . The only time extra filters were needed was when using EEG and EKG equipment . But as an audiophile I learned that differences can be heard with any change made, that doesn't mean that you need an outlet that is the most expensive , a fuse that cost more than a good bottle of Scotch or a power cord that cost as much as a used car to hear a difference or improvement .  

Gold plating and Rhodium over Silver plating does have a effect , subtle but there .

So much of this one has to hear it to believe it , just I learned through trial and error.

I use the Audioquest NRG Edison receptacle made of beryllium copper. "Audioguy85"

I use Cardas AC outlets. "robert53". 

Both are as god as and $100 less than Furutech and Oyaide .

Piss your money away. Hospital grade is all you need.  "jerryg123"

Medical grade plugs are great especially for the price but after doing a shootout using a 4 outlet box a basic Pangea came in last followed by a double cryoed medical grade , then a PS Audio and the winner was Audioquest NRG Edison .

My gut feeling is no one would be able to hear the difference between a $3 standard house outlet and a $300 audiophile plug.  Just saying......"bigtwin"

If you had read my 1st post you would have learned that I heard a difference when testing 4 different plugs from a low of $25 to a middle price of $150 , aural memory is short so to test 4 outlets they were placed in a 4 gang box , so after the amp was warmed up for 1/2 hour i would play a song , turn the amp off and plug into another outlet and repeat after testing all 4 outlets I tried a different song and repeated , this was done along with a professional guitar player whose hearing is way better than mine and we both could hear differences . 

We both use AudioQuest , that's not to say that Furutech or Oyaide aren't better but we weren't out ot test outlets , we just used what we had around , the PS Audio now sends Ac to my TV .

A firm contact is important but the purity of the copper , the platings also make a difference , one you can hear . 

I believe that @mlapenta went with a Furutech outlet based on both the experience and opinions of responders , It would be nice to hear a follow up about his choice .

@willgolf 

I agree with you on an audiophile circuit breaker , using the audiophile forum I found this https://www.akikoaudio.com/en/products/570-05-akiko-audio-cylindric-fuse-cartridge-english .

But I believe that this would mainly or possibly only useful if you have a dedicated line but at least the breakers are available at a reasonable cost .