Replacing generic RECEPTACLES

People, if you were Electronics Engineers, you would understand what I’m telling you. Granted that not everyone has a degree in Electronics Engineering, but that doesn’t mean that they have license to shove down everyone’s throats their own made up theories taking some kind of superior position over the likes of Georg Ohm, James Watt, Heinrich Hertz, Nikola Tesla, Alessandro Volta, Michael Faraday, Albert Einstein et al.

The improvements in sound quality that you are experiencing are simply the result of maximizing the potential energy transfer to your amplifiers. That plateau is easily achieved with spec grade or hospital grade receptacles that are property wired to your (14 AWG or 12 AWG) romex branch circuit, and making sure your amplifiers have no lighter than 14AWG power cords.

By the way, I own a pair of NAD integrated amplifiers (3020i and 3225PE) in a bi-amp setup to my Energy Reference Connoisseur speakers. Speaker cables are 8ft Monster Standard 12AWG with Monster QL-GMT banana plugs. My source is a Technics SL-1700mk2 that I restored myself with an Audio Technica VM540ML Line contact moving magnet cartridge and fully balanced connection to the turntable with Belden Brilliance 1696A AES/EBU cable with Neutrik XLR connectors. My phono stage is a NAD PP2 with my own 2 Amp regulated 24Vdc power supply and Burson V6 Classic discrete op-amps.

The insults from some members are probably a reflection of insecurity that stems from lack of understanding how power supplies and amplifiers really work. The laws of physics cannot be subverted by anything, let alone magic pixie dust sprinkled to obtain imaginary improvements in sound quality.

I’m not here to belittle anyone. Insults and behaviour such as some members have demonstrated is the downfall of social media, and only makes a mockery of this forum. To those people I say - go ahead and keep it up if you want. That is your prerogative. Not mine.

sleepwalker

Your insults are probably a reflection of insecurity that stems from lack of understanding how power supplies and amplifiers really work. People, the laws of physics cannot be subverted by anything, let alone magic pixie dust sprinkled to obtain imaginary improvements in sound quality.

I’m not here to belittle anyone. Insults and behaviour such as some members have demonstrated is the downfall of social media, and only makes a mockery of this forum. To those people I say - go ahead and keep it up if you want. That is your prerogative. Not mine.

>>>>>Thanks for showing some restraint by not belittling or mocking anyone. 😬 And we applaud your defense of social media.

I KNEW! he is an EE. They are so brainwashed...LOLI feel sorry for his inability to see beyond the dogma filling his head. Monster Cable is so "1980"s though.."All out insults stem from insecurity.".. Just keep telling yourself that.Actually the insults are because you dump drivel on threads that you cannot fathom.

The laws of physics haven’t changed since the 80’s Elizabeth. 

tatooedtrackman:

To answer your question - yes you will hear a significant improvement in the music your system plays when you upgrade the wall outlet. It is simply that simple. Since this will be your first experience with this part of the audio reproduction chain, buy an outlet that you can return if you do not think the change is significant, or watch the used listings here at Audiogon and buy a used outlet that you can resell if you choose to do so. 
Elizabeth has done a lot of critical listening with the Furutch outlets and I have done the same with Furutech and Synergistic Research outlets. These outlets impart a significant improvement  to a system.

I do hope you you will give audio grade outlets a try. 

David Pritchard