While following another thread where Myles talked about installing a $210 power receptacle and the benefits it brought I thought of frugal audiophile, and what he can do. Note I have not declared that there is any measurable difference. If you don't believe that power cords, plugs and receptacles make a sonic difference, I respect that and I am not trying to convince you.
An alternative to expensive high-end plugs and receptacles is to change all your receptacles and plugs to US hospital grade. They are easily available where electricians buy parts - Grainger is my source.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Straight-Blade-3D285?Pid=search
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Insulgrip-Plug-5A076?Pid=search
Hospital grade is denoted by a green dot on the device. They are specified to grip better so that a nurse tripping over the ventilator power cord is less likely to pull it out of the wall. They are also more corrosion resistant, splash resistant, etc. Not as good as the marine grade plugs and receptacles. Now, if only marine hospital grade exists.....
They may not be as good as the Furutech Rhodium plugs and receptacles which I use, but they are quite a big step up from the standard stuff that are in the wall. With the better grip, big heavy power cords are less likely to fall out and you'd get a better contact on the terminals. What seems strange is the hospital grade receptacles seem to be installed upside-down. The earth pin is on top, whereas the earth pin is usually on the bottom. Having installed them both ways, it seems to sound better to me when the earth pin is up.
If you think that expensive carbon fiber/metal plates to damp resonance also make a big difference, a heavy brass floorbox cover seems to "make the blacks more blacks".
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Brass-Floor-3D443?Pid=search
An alternative to expensive high-end plugs and receptacles is to change all your receptacles and plugs to US hospital grade. They are easily available where electricians buy parts - Grainger is my source.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Straight-Blade-3D285?Pid=search
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Insulgrip-Plug-5A076?Pid=search
Hospital grade is denoted by a green dot on the device. They are specified to grip better so that a nurse tripping over the ventilator power cord is less likely to pull it out of the wall. They are also more corrosion resistant, splash resistant, etc. Not as good as the marine grade plugs and receptacles. Now, if only marine hospital grade exists.....
They may not be as good as the Furutech Rhodium plugs and receptacles which I use, but they are quite a big step up from the standard stuff that are in the wall. With the better grip, big heavy power cords are less likely to fall out and you'd get a better contact on the terminals. What seems strange is the hospital grade receptacles seem to be installed upside-down. The earth pin is on top, whereas the earth pin is usually on the bottom. Having installed them both ways, it seems to sound better to me when the earth pin is up.
If you think that expensive carbon fiber/metal plates to damp resonance also make a big difference, a heavy brass floorbox cover seems to "make the blacks more blacks".
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Brass-Floor-3D443?Pid=search