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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
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rja
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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.
richard_stacy
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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.
chadeffect
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Dont forget to let all those changes settle. It took quite a long time to for my sockets to settle and sound "natural". The Oyaide took weeks then became awesome. I wouldnt go back to normal ones thats for sure.

Nilthepill I would hang in there. 20 amp lines do change the bass, but it settles.
nilthepill
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Chadeffect, i had two heaters going 24/7 ( well mostly) for more than a month on these two lines. how much longer you think? Thx
chadeffect
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Nilthepill,

I would say around a month... So in that case maybe it just doesnt suit your set up, or it is just showing up something you need to tackle in your system?

I must admit, when I first had some 20 amp lines put in I had some large ARC tube monos driving a pair of MG 3.6r with twin subs. It did make them sound very thick and fat although better air and dynamics.

In the end I put the amps on another circuit as it was a little too overwhelming down below ultimately.

I have not looked through the archives, but it is an interesting subject as to how the sound changes and effects the balance tilt between bass and treble.
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