@bigtwin Said:
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 Said:
@bigtwin ,
@lak is correct. Just check the archives here on Agon and AA. I believe you will also find threads on SH forum as well as the AC forum. Them puppies need hundreds of hours of burn-in time. Why did you buy a Rhodium plated duplex outlet???
Failure to burn-in the outlet properly is just a waste of good money. And your listening test will be flawed, useless...
Spend the extra money to have the outlet burned in or you will need to hook it up to a circuit that feeds a refrigerator or freezer for a least a month. If you just connect a load to the outlet of a couple of amps it may take 6 months to a year to burn in one outlet of the duplex if not longer.