Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle


Moving homes.  Any recommendation for quality wall receptacle?   Pangea?  Audioquest?

 

Thanks

 

mlapenta

@agisthos agreed. Don’t use hospital grade plugs or outlets. Unless your system or you are on life support.

@secretguy wasting money is a relative term. In example, if you own a low-fi or lower tier mid-fi system, you have paid very little or no attention to room acoustics, and/or your ability to hear and identify differences between components and cables isn’t yet developed, you may be wasting money if you’re buying cables, footers, outlets, vibration control devices, etc.

But, for some of us here a finishing touch such as a high quality outlet and the improvement it brings in represents one of the best values in this hobby. You’re just not there yet. And that’s fine. 

@secretguy I will and it’s none of your business. Nor is it your business to disparage others for their willingness to at least try these tweaks.

If Igor Sikorsky or the Wright Brothers listened to people like you….

 

 

@jerryg123 said;

Hubbell. Daughter-In-Law is an EE and said that should be fine, Hospital Grade.

Hubbell HBL8300RMRI MRI Receptacle, Hospital Grade, 20 amp, 125V, 5-20R, Red: Electrical Outlets: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement

 

 

Nickel plated  brass contacts. More than likely will sound grainy. Highs may sound bright. not natural.

Specifications
Face Nylon
Base PBT
By-Pass Power Contacts .036". (.9) Nickel plated brass
Ground Contacts .025 in. (.6) Brass
Clamp Nickel plated brass
Terminal Screws Plated brass
Mounting Strap .050 in. (1.3) Nickel plated brass
Mounting Screws Bronze

Straight Blade Devices, Receptacles, Duplex, Hospital ...

 

@jea48 Whatever so I will try one and we will see. 

She will be here for Christmas and we will take measurements and do blind tests. 

Have a good day. 

Doubtful in Texas. 

 

 

@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; Sounds like fun. Remember the Furutech GTX-D(R) Duplex is going to take hundreds of hours to burn in and sound consistent.

@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.