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01-29-06
Here is a link to the official explanation. it's a pdf, you ... Albertporter
01-29-06
Thank you albert for the detailed info. reading it i notice ... Eldartford
01-29-06
It's nice for those of us that have heavy weight power cable ... Albertporter
01-29-06
Albertporter...of course a tight grip would be important for ... Eldartford
01-29-06
"reading it i notice that "hospital grade" me ... Jea48
01-29-06
i use exactly that for my 240 volt connections and have for ... Albertporter
01-29-06
It means it can be used in ares where there are flameable ma ... Mapleleafs3
01-29-06
It means that they are of such quality that the sonics from ... Musicdoc
01-29-06
"it means it can be used in ares where there are flamea ... Jea48
01-29-06
Jea48, please find the technical data to back up your statem ... Mapleleafs3
01-29-06
"jea48, please find the technical data to back up your ... Jea48
01-29-06
an uninterrupted power in the hospitals suppose to be befor ... Marakanetz
01-30-06
One of the tests is the drop test. it goes something like th ... Nerspellsner
01-30-06
Mapleleafs3 and jea48 it should be noted that a loose elect ... Fotis_k
01-30-06: Studioray
Thank you all for the replies, especially Albertporter - that pdf seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. However, upon reading that pdf, it seems that the primary differences are "grounding reliability, assembly integrity, strength and durability." None of which seem to me to be capable of affecting the sound of our equipment... or am I missing something? And I don't think that requiring "X" amount of force to remove a plug from an outlet makes the outlet superior for our purposes although a snug fit is obviously necessary. Does the "grounding reliability, assembly integrity" somehow make the outlets less susceptible to rfi noise and the like?
Or is the audiophile key here the fact that these recepticles come in a preferred choice of metal make-up, e.g. brass w/o a nickle finish?
So to summarize, what is it about these hospital grade differences that make them sound better???
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01-30-06
Orange levitron hospital grade are bad and degrade the syste ... Elizabeth
01-30-06
It means 1) more expensive 2) not always covered by insur ... Cwlondon
01-30-06
Covered by medicare? Eldartford
01-30-06
"and i don't think that requiring "x" amount ... Jea48
01-30-06
Nerspellsner, lol, i never heard of that test, lol. you do k ... Jea48
01-30-06
Jea48, i have heard of that device but i have never used it. ... Nerspellsner
01-31-06
All outlets get looser as stuff is plugged in and out many t ... Eldartford
01-31-06: Studioray
Jea48, can you please explain the benefit of "Contact Pressure"? I mean I know what it means, but are you saying that the better contact pressure of hospital grade outlets is desireable because of an enhanced electrical flow, or as some others seem to be suggesting, that the benefits are in the power chord not being pulled out too easily/accidentally???
Thanks,
Ray
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01-31-06
Hospital grade outlets cannot overcome the tenacity of human ... Larryi
01-31-06
larryi, this story struck me as a prime example of urban myt ... Tvad
01-31-06
"jea48, can you please explain the benefit of "con ... Jea48
01-31-06
It means that someone has been clever enough to charge audio ... Bojack
02-01-06
Follow up ++++++ "next i tried the hbl8300. imho the pl ... Jea48
02-02-06
What nomenclature did robert read claiming that hospital gra ... Nerspellsner
02-02-06
Nerspellsner, i found a few errors in the stereophile articl ... Jea48
02-02-06
Studioray, i installed the hubbell 5362 outlets for my arc v ... Jea48
02-03-06: Studioray
Hi Jae48, yes I do have one dedicated line coming from the main circuit breaker box at present. Right now it only contains just a consumer grade receptacle - meaning one dual outlet. I have an Arrow Hart 8200 on the way to me, which I've read some good things about, and so that will replace the outlet that's there.
Although I've been an Audiogon member for awhile, I've only recently stumbled upon the whole clean power/dedicated line thingy, and as of right now cannot even tell you which components are plugged into the dedicated line. I figure when the AH8200 comes, I'll either 1) Run only the amp and pre-amp from the dedicated line and run the PC (which is my CD player) and everything else from a common house line, or 2) Do the "split everything off of one outlet" approach and see how that sounds.
In my case, "everything else" is a lot of audio recording gear as my main listening place is also my workplace, which is a recording studio. So I've often got at least a dozen things on at one time that never get shut off and remain on constantly: outboard effects processors, microphone preamps, mixing boards, power conditioners, etc.. I know that this is not the audiophile best case scenario, but I spend only enough time at home to sleep, and so my studio has become my listening room.
Cheers,
Ray
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02-04-06
Jea48, i find it interesting to know that the "pull pre ... Talon4
08-09-06
Facts: hospital grade plugs provide more robust grounding th ... joemh22@
08-09-06
I put a bunch of porterports into my system and there was a ... Unclejeff
08-13-06
Like everything else in a hospital it probaly just means the ... Chadnliz
08-17-06
"hospital grade" takes the place of "mil-spec ... Khrys
05-09-10
I tried them all and i did not noticed any difference. i hav ... Felitopaz
05-22-10
Switching to a duplex outlet without nickel plating on the i ... Tonywinsc
05-23-10
joemh22@yahoo.com, really..... so did your boss laugh? Jea48
05-24-10
quote leviton hospital grade plug and receptacle testin ... Jea48
07-19-10
I just wanted to add, in addition to the robustness of the c ... Dorfma05
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