What High End AC Cables should Offer

I think you’re describing a DIY scenario with ability to change plug orientation to whatever angle you need. Which is fine. But I thought you were referring to the already manufactured cable with the 90 degree plug. In that case it won’t be adjustable. In addition, some bass traps, especially the corner tri traps, have a frame and they’re not soft. It’s a solvable problem and you can solve it whatever way you want. 

@audphile1

I’m saying that manufacturers should offer 90 degree plugs with the cables at 45 degree angles, like many surge protectors have already.

I have 2 types of bass traps from GIK and both have soft sides, but you are right, not all will work, but having 1" away from the wall is better than 5". Even if not discussing a bass trap, the 90 degrees gives us back a lot of floor space, such as behind a speaker or rack.

The point was not that a 90 degree plug solves a bass trap problem, explicitly, I just used it to illustrate the benefits to floor space.

This is one of the main reasons I built my own cables. I use 90 degree plugs on most. I have been using those cheap ones for years and always wondered why there wasn’t a better quality 90 degree plug made.

Well, I discovered some audiophile grade ones a few months ago on Aliexpress and they are great. Good quality, larger parts and more space inside for the fat cable.

 Have since replaced most of the cheap one.

wish I could post a picture, but Agon doesn’t make it easy.

I bought one of the Levitons and was a bit disappointed that the clamp isn't big enough to clamp on the insulation of a heavy cable.  How did you manage this?  

I bought a right angle plug on ebay that is indeed big enough but not a name brand, which I would pay more for.  they may be the ali express ones mentioned above.  wouldn't call them high end but they are well made.

Jerry

The ones I bought from Aliexpress is supposedly a Furutech knock of. At least it says Furutech on it, rhodium plated copper. 

They will take any size cable.  The only issue I had with them, is that the ground blade is about 1/8 inch too long,  and that makes it more difficult,  if not impossible to fully plug in to a receptacle. 

My handy moto tool took care of that on all of them.