Replacing generic RECEPTACLES

I recently bought cryo-ed 10-2 romex from VH audio and had an electrician install two Oyaide R1 duplexes with two runs of 10-2 romex to my breaker panel, so each duplex has it's own 10-2 dedicated run. One run is the cryo-ed wire from VH Audio and one run is standard 10-2 from Home Depot. Why? Well I thought I bought enough cryo-ed romex for both runs but I was short. I did not buy any fancy faceplates for the Oyaide R1 duplexes. My electrician covered them with standard cheap plastic faceplates. If anyone wants to try to convince me that the faceplate makes a difference, have at it but I am not buying it. I have an Isotek Syncro plugged into the Oyaide and than it goes to an Isotek Aquarius conditioner and all my gear is in turn plugged into the Aquarius. My electrician informed me that higher quality breakers were not an option with my Cutler-Hammer breaker box-that it would only accept one breaker. I am skeptical of that, but I went with what he told me anyway. My first observation was that it took a ton of force to install the male plug on my Isotek Syncro into the Oyaide duplex. In fact, I thought I had it all the way in and then noticed days later that there was an 1/8" gap that required more pushing to eliminate. Point; incredibly tight fit on the Oyaide female blades. Do I hear any difference between the new duplexes and the old "standard" hospital grade plug and 12-3 romex that was my pre-existing dedicated line? Nope. Maybe a tiny bit but not worth the $600 I spent for the materials and installation. The biggest change to my ears was the Isotek Syncro and Aquarius. They made my ARC Ref 6, Arc Ref 150 SE and DeVore 0/93's collectively snap into focus and made my bass sound more authoritative and real. The Isotek gear and Cardas Clear cabling made the biggest differences overall compared to my pre-existing power conditioning (none) and cabling (a mixture of Black Cat and Acoustic Zen). 

I have the Oyaide outlet plates and covers and I’m darned if I can tell if they make a difference ... certainly pretty low on the value for money scale. They’re also a pain to fit and I have had threads stripped due to poor manufacturing tolerances.

Whatever outlet face plate you choose it will still vibrate as the small number of and poorly positioned screws don’t hold any outlet plate securely. Adding some fOQ material to damp the plate to the outlet surround will be both cheap and audible (but look as ugly as hell)

Agree with the last 2 posts regarding the inexpensive but quite effective Porter Ports and hospital grade +cryo treated = why not, doesn’t cost too much more. Funny to me how so many folks I KNOW spend 100.00 or more for fancy fuses and STILL have .35 cheap contractor track house grade recepticles, they’re garbage and should be immediately replaced prior to plugging in expensive audio electronics. I haven’t tried some of the pricier receptacles but would venture still a wiser investment FIRST over boutique fuses. At the very least commercial grade at a few bucks each would provide a better more effective grip without the  worry of arcing caused by a weighty furtech plugged into a .35 receptacle.