bypass outlet and hook wires directly to romex??

Could be better to attach power cords directly to Romex. Honestly, I have never tried it. Other than the obvious inconvenience, I suspect such a rig would be against local electrical code as well as a safety issue.

My city requires any splices or connections to be inside a plastic or metal electrical box. Many of the high end power cords I like are so large it would require cutting a custom plate for the outlet box just to get the splice inside, this assuming there is space in the box.

Your idea makes sense on one hand, yet raises issues that complicate what most of us consider an already complicated sound system.

Stehno, your idea would certainly provide the best available performance for a Romex type run. The point that some of you may be missing is the fact that some aftermarket high performance power cords REMOVE problems when they are inserted just before the equipment.

As an experiment, I connected a standard three wire extension cord (purchased from Home Depot) and then connected the original stock cord to an Audio Research preamp.

After lengthy listening sessions, I connected a high quality aftermarket cord in place of the factory stock cord. The improvement could not have been more astounding.

Point being, even with a $4.98 Home Depot extension cord running from my expensive cryo treated hospital grade outlets, the signature and improvements of the expensive after market cord were obvious.

Whether Romex or a cheap extension cord is in play here, the benefit of the better cord as the final connection to the stereo seems to be the key. Like many things in this hobby I don't pretend to understand why.

I do know that the two other people who observed the experiment had assumed that the inclusion of the Home Depot cord would negate the effect of the experiment. Perhaps it did diminish the absolute performance, but it certainly did not suppress the benefit of the high end aftermarket cord that plugged into it.

Strange but true! Please borrow a premium cord and try this for yourself, it could convince you to make your life simple by installing a premium outlet and your favorite power cord. Certainly would be the safest route.

Bwhite, sounds like in incredible solution, but... my favorite is the Purist. The Purist Dominus in 1.5 meter (single unit) is $1565.00. Wonder what a PAIR of 75 foot would be?

I anyone at this site that has the bucks to try this, I would love to read their post on the results.