This will be an "exhausting review," IMO. Look forward to it an please explain how you will 'easily' swap-out the outlets.
Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362
Just as I was about to purchase 3 Porter Ports yesterday, a friend of mine drew my attention to a new offering on the market, cryoed HBL 5362 by Cabledyne (www.cabledyne.com). Price wise there is considerable difference (as it appears to me): Porter Ports sell of $36 ea. + $12 shipping (for up to 3 units) against $25 each with free US shipping currently being offered by Cabledyne. My heart says Porter Port, but my mind -possibly biased by my friend - says Cabledyne.
Would greatly appreciate the advice from and personal experience/comparison from fellow audiogoners.
thank you in advance.
Would greatly appreciate the advice from and personal experience/comparison from fellow audiogoners.
thank you in advance.
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I Have not heard from Lall yet but a friend and I just completed some outlet testing. The comparison was done between the Hubbell HBL5362 cryo industrial grade and a Hubbell 8300 cryo hospital grade outlets. The 5362 is all brass and the 8300 is nickel plated brass. I will be brief here since many would like Cliffs. 5362: Solid bass, warm mids, and neutral highs. 8300: Thin bass, neutral mids, bright highs. The 8300 was once popular but it is clear to me that the 5362 is the winner. JMO, YMMV. Nice to see what others are saying. |
I am now curious to compare the HBL5362 with some of the high end outlets. The Furutech FPX Gold is copper instead of brass. I ordered it from Cabledyne. I also ordered a Oyaide Power Receptacle SWO-GX+ ULTIMO Gold from Revolution Audio. Long Labor Day weekend for me. http://www.cabledyne.com/furutech.html http://www.revolutionpower.com/p/Oyaide+Power+Receptacle+SWO-GX%2B+ULTIMO+Gold/56/ |
I have one R-1 outlet. They are plated. Beryllium copper is the base metal which is harder than pure copper to provide a spring contact. In my listening tests, I find Platinum, Palladium, and Rhodium to sound similar (brighter). Gold contacts are warmer and pure unplated brass (Hubbell outlet) is somewhere in the middle. Just be sure to use the same metal/plating on your power cords for the best sound. |
Looks like Cabledyne will have the Hubbell HBL5362 back in stock. They Cryo and Cook these. http://www.cabledyne.com/hubbell-outlet.html |
What happened to all the URL links here in AudioGon? All I get is 404 errors. I will repost the URLS. http://www.cabledyne.com/hubbell-outlet.html |
The HBL8300GY I have are nickel plated contacts. The HBL5362 is the one you want and sounds just as good Furutech FTX golds, IMO. The Hubbell product codes are misleading. See the cabledyne blog that explains this in detail. http://www.cabledyne.com/1/category/hubbell%20outlet%20confusion/1.html |
Gray outlet plates: http://www.kyleswitchplates.com/gray-outlet-cover-plates/ Here is a site that sells a variety of cover plates: http://www.justswitchplates.com/switchplates-all-products.html?size=1+Outlet&page=1 |