Wall outlets

@mc1969 

I too did an outlet shootout test using a 4 gang box , used a Medical grade double cryo'd , a lower grade Pangea , a P.S. Audio and an Audioquest NGR Edison , plugging in the amp only .

I had the opposite experience than you , each had an effect on what I was hearing with the Audioquest sounding the best . 

I would love to have tried a Furutech or Oyaide but they are $100 more than a Audioquest .

@mc1969

As a retired Biomedical Equipment Technician I understand a little about electricity and electronics . As an ever improving DIY type audiophile I heard a difference , I'm not sure what your point you're trying to make ?

But thanks for repeating yourself about " electricity has no sound " , if you can't hear a difference then you've stated your opinion you can't hear it .

@mc1969

Again you have stated your opinion so what is your point by repeating yourself 3 times other than being argumentative!  You are not convincing anybody that they aren't hearing an improvement in their system just because you don't .

I will admit that with conventional thinking I did agree with your opinion until I started getting serious about listening to and improving my system, the same being with a power cable where only the size gauge matters or even a fuse is a fuse , but since I and many others have tried different outlets , power cables and even fuses and found that sound can be influenced in ways that were not thought of in 1969 .

@shtr74sims 

I apologize for responding to a post that I think is just being a contrary  , I've never bothered  taking the time before but today it just got to me .

From your post you are leaning towards going with the Furutech GTX-D NCF that cost $280 without a cover .  while I am using Audioquest NGR Edison ( now $80 less than Furutech ) it comes with the outlet cover  , it was also on sale for $135 .  I would have gone with Cardas ( about 5 years ago ) but then they were using what looks like a Hubble made outlet  whereas now they look like they are using an Audioquest made which costs $150 without a cover . I think that all 3 would be equivalent .

As for Medical Grade or HG they are just very heavy duty for being able to handle constant plugging and unplugging and also after taking one apart the 15amp is the same internally as the 20amp !   

I agreed with erik_squires , one of the first things I did about 13 years ago is replace every cheap ( like 89 cents ) outlet and switch with commercial grade , using aHG outlets where I was plugging my system into . I then replaced the amp plug with a PS Audio , soon after I replaced all the other outlets on the systems circuit with HG outlets ,

I have since replace the PS Audio with an Audioquest NGR Edison moving the PS Audio to my TV's outlet . I plug  the amp directly into the outlet and the front end equipment is plugged into a Medical Grade Tripp-Lite IsoBar Ultra .