Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle

Starting with a solid foundation is likely the best thing you can do. I wired a group of dedicated circuits into my listening room. Six dedicated circuits. The lines are all exactly the same length and all on the same leg of the breaker box. That is very important to make sure they are all on the same side no difference in potential to ground. I had three of the circuits with hospital grade Hubbell plugs and the other three I had industrial grade levition plugs. Parts connection had a sale of the second best furutech receptacles. I thought I would buy two for the Levenson monoblocks. I had no base in my system and since the room was new I was getting ready to start messing with placement. I wired those single receptacles in two two of the circuits that the amps plugged into. One of my audiofile buddies was over not sure who was more shocked him or me. More bass like way more. Top to bottom more information was coming though smoother every area was better. That replaced the hospital grade plugs except the one I don't use there.  On the side wall I had the industrial plugs which were also about six months old my friend said I guess you are going to have to let the moths out of your wallet! Lol. Anyhow I bought the top of the line furutech receptacle one at a time. The first one I put in was for my DAC and transport I have the Sonic frontier transport and DAC three in that room. also a huge difference same thing more of everything. More detail more bass more top to bottom nothing was worse only better way more resolution. I order two more one at a time. Each time things got better my Ayre k1xe was next then the audio research phono stage and Linn. Each time same thing it was huge. If you are going to have more than one if try them one at a time. That way you will not feel so bad if it doesn't do the same thing for you. I have no trouble putting expensive extras in the drawer it I don't like them. As an example I bought one set of feet of silence so glad I only bought one set at a time and a set of discs of silence. Both items are not used and I have tried them in all but my av system I will eventually get there. Now to continue with furutech I decided I would try a set of there IEC and plug ends on one of my power cords. I talked to Chris Johnson before I bought them asked him if he thought I would be better off taking that money with the money I got selling my power cord and getter a way better cord from him or buying the top of the line IEC and plug ends. His answer was with the new ends I am sure you will get another fifteen years of enjoyment out of them with the new plugs. I did the same thing one at a time. At 425 for each end of the powercord I wasn't going to waste more money than one sets worth of cash. Everytime it was stunning the levels of resolution went up and the dynamics improved. I ended up buying a set of plugs for the Levinson 33 monoblocks and wow one last time. Considering that there is an onboard power regeneration in those amps I wondered if I would notice anything and same thing more of everything. Go at it slowly and listen carefully as you go. That way you will be sure you are not wasting your money. Don't forget receptacles are not showy and nobody will see them so nothing to show your friends nothing like a pair of monoblocks to show off with lol. That is what one of the things that I really like about them it just sounds better nothing for show just for listening to. As a side note I have had a half a dozen people come over to listen to my system in my new room two of them left in tears! That is the best review you can get ever. Emotion is one of the main things that I look for In a system as well as timing and resolution. Emotion and timing is what music is in my opinion. Resolution and soundstage makes you feel like the performer is in the room. When you have everything in your system that is reference grade the plugs are a huge improvement. I have started changing them on my Canary tube monoblock system in the upstairs and once again it gets better and better. Piece by piece I will get them all done. Sorry I have not tried any of the other brands there might be more available with them but I am happy with my first choice and have not gone any further. I have tried many different power conditioners over the years and I don't care for any of them. Seem to be Band-Aids to me some things better some things worse. Start with a solid foundation of dedicated circuits and great receptacles go one at a time and listen as you go. 

Regards

@mitch2 

Yes you are correct it is a huge difference in resolution, frequency extremes, detail. And you are right as big as an equipment upgrade. Myself I bought my first one because it was on a good sale and it was a jaw dropping change I then order enough others to change out the rest of my plugs in my main system. It is hard for people to do is spend that kind of money on a receptacle and in my opinion that is why people doubt it. It seems like a crazy amount but once a person has tried it no going back. For all that have doubts just try one and in fact if you don't like it I am sure you can get over half your money back reselling it. When you take that into consideration the cost of trying one and not liking it is about the cost for two people going to a restaurant and having dinner. When thought about in that way it is easier to spend the money. I highly doubt many people will sell except if they try another brand and keep the one they like best.

Yes you are right it is a major improvement just hard to believe that it can be that much better. I am a firm believer in them and hope that all audiofiles that are on the fence just go try one. 

@mitch2 

Starting at the front end. And a balanced system is the way if anything is ahead of the rest best if it is at the front. Speakers cannot reproduce signals they don't receive. 

@mitch2 

Lol your line up of improvement s is so mid Fi! 

recordbore I like the way you think! Try one and let's your ears decide! I went at it one at a time never even thought about if anyone had a return policy! Great way to experiment! And you are very right with a return policy you really only have a bit of your time into the trail and if you like it a bit of money. Unfortunately this hobby like all hobbies costs money. But some of the fun is the learning process that happens along the way. A friend on the other side of t country told me he bought special cyro treated breakers for his panel. I need to write him and ask what he got and where he got them. I might try one at a time! 

Regards 

@mlapenta  yes it is shocking the difference  it makes. I ran a group of individual  20 amp circuits  with the furutech  plugs. All the same.length wire and all coming from the same.leg of the box. I look now and likely  should  have  gotten hifi wire into the wall to run between the box 

And thr wall plugs. 

People  who don't think the receptacle s make a difference  will think I sm out in LA LA land when I say I changed the wire feed into my home from the city junction  box to my panel from aluminum  to copper. That was also a big difference  not as much as the receptacle s but a difference.  I did it because  I was changing the service outlet to a two hundred  amp service up from a one hundred  amp service to be able to run my woodshop. So I decided  to spend the extra on the copper tech  cable while they were at it and I am glad I did.