Oyaide, Hubble, FIM etc, any consensus on flavors?


I’ve decided now to replace my hospital grade outlets with some more upscale outlets.

I’ve found thru the archives so far, there are several models in the Oyaide line up, and perhaps some of the others too, like Watt Gate, FIM, Isoclean, etc.

Something tells me they don't all do the same things

If someone could give me some inkling as to what each Oyaide model’s electronic flavor is, it would be greatly appreciated. Are there 3 or 4 models now out from Oyaide?

… but then I don’t know for sure as to which outlet from which co will give which results.

All lines are dedicated 20A

Main 2ch rig is all tubes.

Any insight on the varied flavors of the Oyaide, Isoclean, Hubble, FIM etc, would be immensely appreciated…. For at this time they all look alike to me except for their prices of course.

Naturally, I'd be inclined to spend more for the 2ch tubed rig, than I probably would on the HT side... but then, who knows?

so far the only insight I have is on the 3 Oyaide units:

1 Silver/Rhodium � Pure, strong, solid, uncolored reproduction � providing a very extended sound field.

2 Direct Gold - bold, sweet, luxurious, dynamic and lucid character

3 Gold/Palladium � the character of Gold with an added vibrancy and a cooler, fresher feeling Oyaide

...which I took from a resellers web page.

your thoughts?

Many thanks as always.
blindjim
Blindjim, don't let my experience discourage you in your quest for experimentation. If it helps, I should add that I really think Oyaide duplexes were not the culprit but it very well could be the new 20 amp lines changed the tonal balance more rather significantly in upper mids than the duplexes . Prior to new lines installation i had the duplexes on 15 amp regular lines and the sound was equal to or better than the reg duplexes.
i am on this ride too. i just put in an oyaide r-1 which feeds an mit zstabalizer hg3 running my amp and sub. i dunno about it. so far, only a couple of days, i certainly have much less noise but i think it may be a bit muddy and overpowering. they were used so i do not think burn in should be too much of a concern. there are many good things going on...clarity, depth, cleaner lines around vocals/instruments less grunge. just that bass is sooo heavy. not sure yet....

i have another to install which will feed my jaco that the rest of my lowlevel stuff is on but i may wait and see. i also have an extra just cuz i overbought if anybody needs one!
more about the r-1...the issues i described (overpowering bass, muddiness) are occurring at higher volumes...up in the 85-95db range (yes i know thats really loud). at low levels it is really very pleasant and the depth and clarity are real pluses. maybe wishing for a touch more sparkle. my amp seems to be running hotter too for some reason. maybe i am checking it more and it was hot before but man is it warm.

man we are strange.
Richard,
Here's one, of many 8^), of the strange things about this hobby. I find the R1 anything but muddy, in fact I'd recommend it to someone who felt their system needed a bit of clarity.
I'm in no way questioning your experience with the R1. There's so many variables involved, including the PCs and terminations.
well after some experimenting it seems the amp direct to the r-1 is the ticket. for what ever reason, the cord and conditioner do not work well with it and amazing that the outlet alone seems more natural. i am also getting almost inaudible hiss from the tweeter which was quite audible before, similar to what an above poster reported. this is getting interesting. that is a $2500 pc + $700 conditioner. i am losing some of the focus but it is sounding more open. i am impressed. i need to spend some time with it and do some more a/b but promising.