Fancy Audio Electrical Outlet Causing Problems?

Either the outlets need more time to break in, or you don't like their sound. You will have to wait and see which of these is the case.

This assumes that other things are not responsible for the problem, such as:

Equipment being off for extended time while repairs to electrical were being done.

Equipment suffered a failure or alteration in set up when taken out of service.

You altered the electrical service when the electrician changed the plug, reversed polarity, used new material not broken in, or pulled the power from a different breaker than before and there is a problem with (noise?) or something on that circuit.

If none of this has occurred, your just going to have to put some hours on the outlets before deciding what they are doing.

Trying a nearby outlet is an excellent idea. This puts you back to where you were before the electrician came. If you immediately like the sound on the "old" outlet, then there is definitely a problem with the new super outlet.

Please post your findings.

Man I feel for you. I have done this to myself a number of times over the years. You make a decision to go for better quality and it screws up!

The good news is, it's only an outlet. Worse case is that if it does not break in and you determine that it is the problem, I have no doubt you may return it.

Boulder Cable is not interested in unhappy customers, you may simply put the old receptacle back or try something with a proven history ( I'm thinking Hubbell. )