What is your take on AC outlets

Mike Lavigne said:

easier to understand and even observe is the mechanical advantage of the Furutech GTX-D Rhodium duplex outlet.....along with the cover plate.

your whole power grid sings along with the music resonance. inside a continuous jacketed cable the affect is minimal. however, at any junction that resonance gets amplified and projected. and the mass of the duplex outlet and plug assembly adds force to that resonance. and the closer to your gear the greater the effect. resonance = noise.

switch from even good quality duplex outlet (Oyaide R-1) to the Furutech and there is a noticeable reduction in high frequency hash and improvement in ambient information.

when I switched from the R-1's to the GTX-D's I only did half my outlets initially, which allowed me to quickly A/B to hear the differences. not subtle!!!!

as i mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, just drop any duplex outlet you believe in from 18" on a solid countertop, and then drop the Furutech GTX-D. you will hear the build solidity you get for your money.

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to bad for them.

Steve Williams said:

I have 11 Furutech Rhodium gold in my system and I too am a believer. Ever tried pulling the plug out of a Furutech AC outlet. They are tightly kept in the outlet and never move one iota

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MrAcoustat said:

Absolutely correct agree 100% by the way Steve just got banned for life on a forum for warning a member that he was using your avatar the mod did not take it well.

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Phelonious Ponk said:

And if you need to improve all the way to the street to get a noticeable improvement from an upgraded outlet, wouldn't it logically follow that you need to keep going? At what point do audiophile-quality components in your power source get better performance? The outlet? The circuit? The house? The hydroelectric damn 100 miles away?

Tim

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garylkoh said:

How the electricity gets generated would make the music sound different: hydro power for that clean, refreshing sound; solar makes the music warm and relaxing; nuclear is exciting and dynamic. Unfortunately, wind power results in fuzzy images and soundstage and the worst is coal-fired power plants resulting in dirty, dark sound.

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microstrip said:

Great post, Gary! What are your findings about chemical power as used in batteries?

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Steve Williams said:

I have 11 Furutech Rhodium gold in my system and I too am a believer. Ever tried pulling the plug out of a Furutech AC outlet. They are tightly kept in the outlet and never move one iota

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Mike Lavigne said:

easier to understand and even observe is the mechanical advantage of the Furutech GTX-D Rhodium duplex outlet.....along with the cover plate.

your whole power grid sings along with the music resonance. inside a continuous jacketed cable inside the wall the affect is minimal. however, at any junction that resonance gets amplified and projected. and the mass of the duplex outlet and plug assembly adds force to that resonance. and the closer to your gear the greater the effect. resonance = noise.

switch from even good quality duplex outlet (Oyaide R-1) to the Furutech and there is a noticeable reduction in high frequency hash and improvement in ambient information.

when I switched from the R-1's to the GTX-D's I only did half my outlets initially, which allowed me to quickly A/B to hear the differences. not subtle!!!!

I was able to increase the gain setting on my tweeters with the Furutech since the noise was so much lower.

as i mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, just drop any duplex outlet you believe in from 18" on a solid countertop, and then drop the Furutech GTX-D. you will hear the build solidity you get for your money.

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rockitman said:

Thanks for the rec Mike. I just ordered 3 GTX d Rhodium's. 1 each for my amps and one for the power regenerator for the source components. $175.00 per outlet

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Steve Williams said:

Try 11 of them in your room as well as two MIT AC duplex outlets with noise suppression

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is pocket change for you.

Sammy T said:

Yep... The Furutech GTX d Rhodium Duplex plugs are very special. They just replaced the two Oyaide R1's that were feeding power to my PurePower 2000 Re generators . My Re generators also have R1's A/C outlet plugs... darn. I need 5 more Furutech's GTX d .... I should have taken up knitting as a hobby.

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not to macho.

Sammy T said:

Break in time on the Furutech GTX-d's ???

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Enoch Root said:

... I have another Hubbell adjacent ... As the holidays are upon us and critical listening will be unlikely, I'll weigh in with some final impressions after a few days. My system is always on, spinning the meter.

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Enoch Root said:

Yesterday afternoon my furutech gtx-d (g) arrived, along with it's frame and cover plate. I installed it without too much difficulty, although the width was greater than the Hubbell it replaced, so it took a little "convincing."

I have another Hubbell adjacent, so comparison was easy and too tempting to resist even though I've read that some break-in is to be expected. I thought that I could sense a small improvement but it could have just been wishful thinking. As it occurred to me that the money might have been better spent on Stillpoints, I decided to let it cook and settle in for a while.

Three hours later, I was pleased to hear that there was unequivocal improvement all around. The entire presentation was more vivid and colorful. There was clearly more bass punch and articulation. Someone in an earlier post said that their amp seemed "supercharged". Though I wouldn't go that far (yet), I can hear what he means.

Hours later, a late night listening session only further confirmed the improvements.

As the holidays are upon us and critical listening will be unlikely, I'll weigh in with some final impressions after a few days. My system is always on, spinning the meter.

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