Some things that many audiophiles, always on the quest for something better and more expensive, don't get about hospital grade receptacles:1) they have to meet very stringent, Federal, State and Local Codes for quality, grip, conductance and reliability. 2) Their contacts, screws and blade contacts, are made of high quality nickle plated brass, the purpose being: On point to point contact, as in a receptacle, the voltage transfer is considered lossless - meaning there is no measurable voltage loss and no altering affect on the transfer of voltage. Unlike copper - nickel plated brass is tough - it holds it's grip and stays durable, even after many cycles of plugging and un-plugging. While the surface of copper tends to glaze when exposed to oxygen, causing a lose of conductivity - nickel/bras does not. The properties of nickel plated brass, even after many years of continual current, have proven to be very stable. If there is a sonic quality attributed to a tight, conductive connection, you can expect it to start out very good and remain the same for a long time, without the many hours of break in associated with some outlets.
Re. cables: of course, insulated stranded 99.9 pure, Ox free copper, of adequate gauge (14, 12, or 10 AWG - depending on application) rubber sleeved and shielded or chocked with a ferrite clamp in areas of possible EMI/RFI interference.
If you live in one of those rare areas of bad power, don't expect expensive power cables to fix it for you - get a line conditioner. Much more effective and, in the end, would probably save you a considerable bit of $$$...JMO...Jim
Re. cables: of course, insulated stranded 99.9 pure, Ox free copper, of adequate gauge (14, 12, or 10 AWG - depending on application) rubber sleeved and shielded or chocked with a ferrite clamp in areas of possible EMI/RFI interference.
If you live in one of those rare areas of bad power, don't expect expensive power cables to fix it for you - get a line conditioner. Much more effective and, in the end, would probably save you a considerable bit of $$$...JMO...Jim

