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Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets

Greetings,

I’d like to get some recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets.

I currently have two PS Audio outlets in my current room, but my system will be relocated to its permanent location when I finish my dedicated listening room in a few months.  I’m using 10 gauge Romex for the dedicated 20 amp outlets.

I have a few electrical outlets on my list of interest;

- Audioquest NRG Edison Duplex

- Pangea Audio Premier XL

- The Maestro Outlet (by Cruze First Audio) - *Great reviews on website and forums

- Hubbell outlet (not sure of any particular model number?)

Please share your impressions and any comparison experiences would be great.

Thanks in advance!

dbt
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kirkwallace
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 Coming very late to this discussion, but if anybody is still watching it, do I understand correctly that most of these receptacles (other than the Hubbell) are not UL listed?  If that is right, should one be concerned about that?  

oldelectricalinspector
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Below is from the Leviton web site regarding hospital grade receptacles.

I was alway thought that they are very well made devices, the main point was it took 15 lbs of pull to unplug equipment.  
When  you think about it , manufacturing a receptacle is a complex process. Not sure all the audiophile receptacles are that much different from top of the line devices from an equipment manufacturer.

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All UL Listed attachment plugs, connectors, and receptacles, including hospital grade plugs, connectors, and receptacles, must comply with applicable construction and performance requirements in UL 498, the Standard for Safety for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles. In addition to UL Listing requirements for general use devices, hospital grade plugs, connectors, and receptacles incorporate additional construction features and are subjected to more stringent performance requirements. These include grounding reliability, assembly integrity, and strength and durability tests.

 

Hospital Grade Extra Heavy-Duty receptacles feature:

  • Single-piece wraparound nickel-plated brass strap
  • Integral ground contacts
  • Extra heavy-duty high-performance brass electrical contacts

Hospital Grade Heavy-Duty receptacles feature:

  • Single-piece heavy-duty wraparound galvanized steel strap
  • Brass ground contacts
  • Heavy-duty copper alloy electrical contacts
nutty
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I recently installed a Furutech GTX-D NCF (R)

Highly over engineered high performance AC receptical with Furutech wall bracket and NCF Carbon Fiber Outlet Covers.

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slaw
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Back when I was trying outlets, I thought the Maestro outlets were the best sounding and best value. I never spent over $200 on an outlet to try. The Synergistic Blue came in second. For sheer grip, the PS Audio or FIM were superior. This was from 15-20 years ago.

Still using Maestro and Synergistic on my receptacles.

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