Why are there no high end cheater plugs?


Yes, I know there are safety reasons for not using such ground lifting devices; but as many audio magazines have suggested, the benefits from lifting all grounds except the preamp are quite substantial. But the 79 cent cheater plug covers much of the improvement. I made some cheater plugs using silver wire but Eagle plugs. They are better than the grey guys. Why does no one make a quality plug? I understand that at one time Siltech did make such a plug.

Please no "educate" me of the safety reasons for not using cheater plugs. I think the success that our immediate ancestors had in surviving two plug ac, suggest that chassis shorts must be quite rare.
tbg

Showing 1 response by rx8man

Albert,

I'm with you on this one. I recently installed a 10-2 dedicated line to my second room upstairs.

Rather than try to figure out which component IEC to dismantle, plug to tear apart or cheater,
I figured how simple it was to drop the ground wire inside the dedicated duplex box which my Hydra is plugged.

Everything in my rig is floated and it sounds better than it ever has.

I live in a "slightly AC polluted" condo complex and God only knows the miserable wiring installation (Federal Pacific boxes) they used during construction (late 70s) wasn't anywhere near top notch (cheap bastards)