Please Recommend a Duplex Receptacle

Audiophilehi said:
So I have it narrowed it down to the 20A Audioquest NRG Edison and the Shunyata CopperConn outlets. I’ll start with 3 for my 2 Channel system. One for each amp and one to plug in my Denali 6000s V2. The rest of the outlets will be Hubbell’s.

Has anyone compared the Edison and the CopperConn?
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I got the NRG Edison and have been happy with it (reasonably priced, high quality, grips like a vise). Installed on a 20 amp dedicated circuit. Did not do a home comparison. I went this way in part to complement my choice of an AudioQuest Niagara 5000 conditioner and Hurricane PCs.
 
I compared the Edison and the PSAudio’s in the same room, same circuits, same system, and there was no comparison - the PSAudio’s are for sale. Different price points, but no sonic comparison.


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I put "hospital grade" 20 amp outlets on the separate circuit for my amps. Bronze (or brass most likely), for sure, the hospital grade makes sure of good connections.
 
Rnrmf said:
Duplexes I didn't like:
4) Audience Hidden Treasure - rhodium plated, made by Cardas (if you like fast and dynamic, I've never heard anything like this duplex; it wowed me but I couldn't get past the midrange which I found too lean
5) Furutech GTX-D (R) - like the Audience, rhodium plated and I had the same perception of sound.
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I agree the Hidden Treasure is thin in the midrange.

My favorite outlet is the Oyaide R0.

Switching to that from the Audience immediately yielded more bloom and tonal richness.
 
Last September I read in a post where somebody bought some kinda voltage meter and just started measuring everything he could get his hands on. Somewhere along his journey he mentioned his findings from measuring a Furutech outlet. Well, I've been using Furutech outlets for about 14 years now. I've had a few other audio-grade outlets prior to the Furutech's but I liked the Furutechs best.

Anyway, upon reading this guy's findings I did a little homework. In the end I purchased 4 fully-cryo'ed Hubbell outlets from Jena Labs. Installed them and after a few days of burn-in, the upgrade was surprisingly quite large. Not surprisingly. Shockingly. And this is no slight against Furutech as they were better than those I've had before that including Oyaide and a few others. Anyway, I actually expected to hear very little or no improvement but what I got was rather significant. Almost like the system had previously been playing on 105v but now it's exactly 120v.

I'm kinda' closed-mined when it comes to enthusiasts buying measuring tools and their findings. But when I read his findings on the outlet in question, something perked up in me to at least do a little investigation. Well, at least I'm trying to be more open-minded.
 
Stehno said:
Last September I read in a post where somebody bought some kinda voltage meter and just started measuring everything he could get his hands on. Somewhere along his journey he mentioned his findings from measuring a Furutech outlet. Well, I've been using Furutech outlets for about 14 years now. I've had a few other audio-grade outlets prior to the Furutech's but I liked the Furutechs best.

Anyway, upon reading this guy's findings I did a little homework. In the end I purchased 4 fully-cryo'ed Hubbell outlets from Jena Labs. Installed them and after a few days of burn-in, the upgrade was surprisingly quite large. Not surprisingly. Shockingly. And this is no slight against Furutech as they were better than those I've had before that including Oyaide and a few others. Anyway, I actually expected to hear very little or no improvement but what I got was rather significant. Almost like the system had previously been playing on 105v but now it's exactly 120v.

I'm kinda' closed-mined when it comes to enthusiasts buying measuring tools and their findings. But when I read his findings on the outlet in question, something perked up in me to at least do a little investigation. Well, at least I'm trying to be more open-minded.
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How does that sync up with your signature line?

""The more I dabble with extreme forms of electrical mgmt and extreme forms of vibration mgmt, the more I’m convinced it’s all just variations of managing mechanical energy. Or was it all just variations of managing electrical energy? No, it’s all just variations of managing mechanical energy. No, wait. It's all just variations of managing electrical energy" -me"

You can't be a dabbler if you have a closed mind.
 
mep said:
How does that sync up with your signature line?

""The more I dabble with extreme forms of electrical mgmt and extreme forms of vibration mgmt, the more I’m convinced it’s all just variations of managing mechanical energy. Or was it all just variations of managing electrical energy? No, it’s all just variations of managing mechanical energy. No, wait. It's all just variations of managing electrical energy" -me"

You can't be a dabbler if you have a closed mind.
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It falls wholly in line with my signature, near as I can tell. For all I know, maybe 5 years ago such a change would have been minimal if anything.

I actually consider myself fairly open-minded. Just closed-minded about certain sources of info. Like when people run around measuring everything because they have a new toy. I don't trust that many even know what or how to measure, much less sufficiently interpret what they've measured.
 
Stehno said:
But when I read his findings on the outlet in question, something perked up in me to at least do a little investigation.

Anyway, upon reading this guy's findings I did a little homework. In the end I purchased 4 fully-cryo'ed Hubbell outlets from Jena Labs. Installed them and after a few days of burn-in, the upgrade was surprisingly quite large. Not surprisingly. Shockingly.
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I also care more about different experiences and different conclusions that leave to not aligned opinions.
When someone says something that looks just right, I think to myself: there must be a reason that makes this person do such assertive and categorical statement. I'll go looking for the reason and most of times i found were the opinion was born.

About the topic: why the "duplex" receptacles? One thing I've noticed is that the outlets should be farther apart. So, for me, a duplex outlet doesn't make sense. But that's what you find most. Singles are much harder to find.
 
I have one PS audio outlet (duplex) that I can give away. Just pay for shipping.
 
Audiophilehi said:
...Would like to install some quality receptacles that don't break the bank. I would need about 8 to 10 receptacles so I would like to keep it around the $50.00 each amount...
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Audio-replas is number one, but they seriously break the bank. I can recommend them to anybody who's knocked off a bank recently.
 
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