Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets

@zlone I’ve read that the PS Audio outlets that I currently have are the same as the Hubbell 5362. Not sure if that’s true or not?

Thanks for your recommendation!

You guys have been very helpful with all of your impressions concerning your outlets! I know we all are listening to our music in different homes, different rooms with different gear, so it’s always hard to come to a conclusion on what’s the best sounding outlet with various systems. @8th-note mentioned Galen Carol (Shunyata) recommended the Hubbell 5362. That’s interesting because they have their own outlet, yet he recommended the 5362. Then some of you guys couldn’t hear a difference between your premium grade outlets vs. PS Audio or Hubbell outlets. Most seem to love the Furutech line and that Maestro keeps popping up in the comments. I haven’t heard anything bad about The Maestro yet. The Furutech costs too much.

I will have (4) dedicated lines running 10 gauge romex and this could be an expensive adventure, but I plan to pick one brand and I won’t be doing any outlet shootouts like I’ve done with cables and components. So, I’ve had the PS Audio outlets upstairs for several years and they sound good, but I haven’t compared them to any other outlets.

I’m waiting to hear back from First Cruze Audio concerning the Maestro. They don’t have any specs on their website, just reviews. Are any of the outlets mentioned in this forum tamper proof besides the HD stuff?

Thanks all for your help and feel free to share more details!

@ghdprentice That’s a great idea and the conclusion I have come to after careful thought.  I think I’m going to go with the PS Audio Power Port outlets for now as I  already have two of them and my system sounds great.  The 10 gauge Romex should be an upgrade to begin with.

@ditusa Thanks for your feedback and the links!

@jea48 said:

Shunyata’s outlet is a Hubbell 5362.

It’s still interesting that Galen Carol would recommend the Hubbell outlet if he is selling his version of it. Just a rhetorical statement.

Galvanized steel supporting back strap... Not good for feeding audio equipment. Can add grain and brightness to the sound depending on the equipment used. YMMV

The Maestro has more positive reviews than negative, so they must have put some magic into the outlet! If the $3 Lowes outlets are the same as the Maestro and they sound like The Maestro, then I’m buying them for the entire house!😆

I’m good for now as I plan to let the system settle in the new room upon completion, then I’ll have a baseline to assess a new outlet. I bought several PS Audio outlets for now. My system is sounding top notch with the PS Audio outlets that I’ve had for several years, so anything better will be icing on the cake!

My Rep. at The Cable Company stated that the Furutech GTX-D (NCF) R was the best sounding outlet that he has owned and he liked the Audioquest NRG Edison outlet, but felt it was way too difficult to remove power cables from it due to the tight grip. Lastly, he said the Cardas outlet was really good and just below the Furutech. I’m hearing and reading all kinds of opinions on most of the same outlets mentioned in this forum, so I will narrow it down and select one when I’m ready to pull the trigger on an outlet.

Thanks so much guys!👍

@normb I shared you advice with my electrician yesterday and he advised he will install the grounding as you mentioned. He clearly understood what I was trying to convey and advised it was definitely a great idea. The subject matter has come up before, but I didn’t think about pursuing the idea, so thanks for sharing this information!

@1971gto455ho Said: My guess is then most of it doesn’t make a difference and it’s a wee bit of a scam…you think ?

I wouldn’t declare it a scam unless I decide to test multiple outlets in my system and don’t hear a difference. The exaggerated advertisements may be a bit of a scam.  However, I’m not so quick to call something a scam just because I don’t hear a difference in a hifi product. What I’ve learned in this hifi hobby is, we tend to put a value on what sound we want. If a product squeezes a little bit more juice out of your system, you have to ask yourself, is this incremental improvement worth the asking price?  So, people may hear a difference in the outlets and feel a $300 a Furutech is worth the upgrade.  Some people totally discount an expensive speaker or component simply because they can afford it, so they trash the product and never heard it. I understand expectation bias and all the other things that might make one feel like they hear a positive or negative difference in any hifi product. We all have different rooms with different gear and any biases that may come into play, so we’re gonna get various opinions, but I still value the feedback from the hifi community. I tend to learn information above and beyond what I was initially seeking. It’s all good!

@vthokie83 ​​​​​@audioman58 

Thanks!

@nutty Thank you!

@limomangus I like your thought process!😆 It’ll save you a ton of money!💰 

@1971gto455ho Thanks