Hubbel industrial grade will get you 99% for 20% of the money. THHN star grounding is well worth your effort
Bryan
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I agree 100%, industrial grade receptacles are fine. I doubt you can hear a difference between the Oxide(sic) Oyaide? and Industrial grade. Just make sure the connectors are Brass not Nickel.
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rollo
Rollo,
You woundn't say that if you atually made the effort to compare and listen. The HBL5362 20 amp and HBL5262 15 amp receptacles sound very different from the various Oyaide recptables. As to which is best, that very much depends on the connectors used that plug into them, as well as your personal subjective preferences. Another worthy receptacle is the Synergistic Teslaplex. I don't understand the hoodoo that Ted Denny applies, but I've compared the base Levition upon which the Teslaplex is based directly to the Teslaplex, and the differences are not subtle. The Teslaplexs are a substantial improvement and very, very good.
In my system, my strong preference is for the JenaLabs custom, cyroed HBL5362 -
http://www.jenalabs.com/ac-products/ac-parts09.htmlIMS, they simply do everything mo 'betta.
These truly are custom, in that the internal contacts are from the Hubbell 250vac receptacles, whith a slightly different composition than the standard HBL52/362 contacts. I can only state that although I can source the standards Hubbelll HBL5x62 outlets for 1/10th the price of the Jenas, and have her cryo them for a few bucks each, I find her version a cost effective improvement.
Then again, I can understand why others might subjectively prefer Oyaides depending on their personal preferences and anciliary components. As allways, YMMV.
Regards,
Paul