Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners What are your opinions on power outlets

All NAD tickling and freezing aside.

I meant check an existing outlet on same line just with out family seeing so I can better test their observations.

Please always cut power first and double check. I splurged on extra precautions{Testers} so not to get zapped wireless tester or multimeter first.
I got a plugin tester to make sure of my work. Then went and checked all other outlets as well.

You don't need all those tools. Just connect a couple of alligator clips to the bottom of your 'nad sack and stretch it real good to prevent contact with your nads. If you feel tingling, that's 120VAC. If you hear sizzling, that's 240VAC.

Ah that's what those clips are for kept trying that with the continuance check, even the nipples no beeps.

[quote=Mojo"If you feel tingling, that's 120VAC. If you hear sizzling, that's 240VAC."[/quote]

Lol.

Don't get me started on nipples. I still haven't got Socketman used to 'nads.

I am not the ultimate expert, although I have been in healthcare IT since 1989, but, in addition to what Mat said above, "Hospital grade" surge protectors also simply do not have "on - off" switches.

I use a ZeroSurge surge protector on my HT, PC, Networking equipment, and my Refrigerator (Too expensive to replace a modern refrigerator, right!) ZeroSurge is a NON MOV surge protector, that will never wear out. For like 20 bucks extra, they can make an "audiophile" version of their surge protector.

Also, except for the refrigerator, I then use a CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS 1500VA 900W PFC Compatible Mini-Tower, can be found on sale, for under 150 (I bought 3 last black friday for 139.99).

I am not made of money, but I have been hit by lightening, and it fried all my HT equipment back in 1999.

As far as the PS Audio power conditioners and power plugs, I will never own one in my "real" life, but if I ever won the lottery, and spent 50K or more (and you can spend a LOT MORE!!!), I think that you are down to the last percent improvement, and if you had 50K, 200K, etc tied up in Audio equipment, it might be one of those "what the hell, why not, I already spent this much", type of purchases, I have to get that last 1/10 of 1 % performance increase!

Also, if you did have huge sums of money tied up in electronics, the last thing you need is a surge killing it all.

Watch some of the Paul McGowan (Owner of PS Audio) videos on YouTube, the guy is very intelligent, very nice and well spoken, I can listen to him for hours!

I would have dismissed his power stuff as pure snake oil, but he does not seem to be the type of person to want to rip of anyone, and seems to be "fact based".

I think it is for "State of the art" audiophiles, or maybe "Super expensive State of the art" audiophiles.

Like I said, a 799.99 1 meter power cable is not ever going to be in my purchase list, unless I already had hundreds of thousands invested in "super state of the art" HT stuff, and had addressed all other areas of my listening environment first!

I've gotten in to watching the vids. from Paul McGowan over the last couple months. He's quite good at advice without selling his own product and self promo.

Many of P.S. Audio's products are well above my current price range. The Power ports being the most attainable, Though probably a minor improvement with newer households with newer cabling proper groundings and such. Still looks intriguing. A fun test with minor investment for my updated 60s wiring.

Cheers Brendan

So figured what the He!! only live once.
Picked up a P.S. Audio Power Port, the outlet. Comparing the 3, original $2, $20 hospital,$60 P.S. Holy $h%# the P.S. is much more precise, quick and detailed than the other 2.
New Al Di Meola every string detail quick and precise.

Testing through Tidal, Vinyl and C.D. The hospital helped my ground floor a lot still a little hum through vinyl remains. With the plain 2 buck hum is very evident.

With the P.S. I'm not getting any vinyl hum at all ears pressed to my M80s nice and silent.

Interesting - it's not obvious how a different outlet would affect "detail" (or imaging, soundstage etc...) but I guess it makes sense that if you have a poor / resistive connection to the ground wiring that could affect noise & hum ?

So added more pieces to my puzzle.

Decided to up grade my AC mains power cords for my Anthem and my ADA1250 the darn stock plugs just wouldn't stay in. Any little movement out they would come.

Picked up a cheaper WAudio off Amazon great reviews without the high end prices. Nice construction with solid 10AWG and the big ass plugs. Going over it with a voltage sensor dead quiet, great shielding.

Wow it plays great with the ADA seems to have opened up even more or possibly just silenced my ground floor completely.

Another upgrade I've tried recently R.C.A. related. Over the years have collected a bunch of Monster cable the connections of their RG6 Coax are just crimp on that always pull right off.

My studies show BJC and others use RG6. So I changed them to compression RCA plugs. The quad shielding is great although not Furutech or high end Solder plugs, seems better than the RG59 monoprice it's replaced. Supposedly RG6 isn't the best for Bass response either.

Hoping to all your Friday listening is fantastic.