Anyone try the Cardas 4181 outlets?

jfrech

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Just curious, Music Direct has em on sale now for $129...
 

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I've been meaning to because they allow separate grounds. That's important for power conditioners I make. Sigh... one thing at a time!
 

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I know this is an old thread, but i Just installed a 20 amp dedicated line for my system, and installed a Cardas 4181 outlet. I was completely amazed and satisfied with the overall result.I am running Sugden MPA-4 mono blocks, and have a Saturn Audio 103 Power conditioner. At any given time i have 119-120 volts coming out of the wall, 1 have a solid 124Volts coming out of the Saturn feeding all of my gear. I highly recommend this upgrade, the results were way bigger than i had anticipated.
 

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jfrech

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Hilroy48, I am glad you replied. I have 5 of the Cardas outlets now. I recently moved into a new house. Used the "normal" AC outlets for about 3 months before I called an electrician and ran 5 dedicated lines. I am with you, it's amazing and totally satisfying the results. I have used other outlets besides Cardas, and they are my favorites...
 

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All i can say, is i am glad that search is over. You can get lost in the plug game, same as fuses, i am staying with my SR orange fuses.
 

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The power and ground connections on the rear of the outlet allow for separate circuits to be used. Each outlet can have 2 dedicated circuits on it. I have 4 20 amp dedicated circuits wired to two of these outlets in my system.
 
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