@ Elizabeth. Kudos to you for disassembling a receptacle. I used to do this for a living and never contemplated doing that. I think the receptacle you described is a little over the top, but glad you like them. In a high current draw situation, if the connector, being the cord in this case, doesn't generate any heat at the connection, you're good. As I said earlier, a lot of small tweaks put together, can and does make a difference. My view is, as I said, you have diminishing returns after a while. I'll have to say, you're really getting down to the nitty gritty. I guess if you know you have done everything you can to improve your sound, it's very comforting.