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post #1 of 22
11/2/10 at 12:38pm
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Take a look at the ad for this electrical socket.  It goes for $147.  OK, that's funny enough but read the reviews.

Enjoy!

 

Wattgate 381 Audio Grade Duplex Socket

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post #2 of 22
11/2/10 at 1:10pm

$211 for Furutech Rhodium http://www.cryo-parts.com/fururec.html

$200 for SINE http://www.cryo-parts.com/sine_cryo_wall_receptacle.html

 

Stranger things have happened... then again, who am I to talk, I used 4x Hubbell IG830 for my DIY balanced power supply. 

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post #3 of 22
11/2/10 at 2:02pm
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We all realize that quality parts and equipment costs big bucks.  If you want the absolute best outlets I guess $200 isn't too much.  What I found funny was that almost every review (and there were 80 of them) was some kind of joke about how the sockets could cure cancer or were shipped unassembled with nanomachines so they could be built on the spot to avoid shipping damage.  Priceless!

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post #4 of 22
11/2/10 at 11:23pm

http://www.psaudio.com/ps/products/detail/soloist-premier-in-wall-special-edition?cat=power

 

KAPOW, $250 for the PS Audio Soloist Premier.

 

If I had ridiculous monies, I would buy those things thing to replace every outlet in my house.

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post #5 of 22
11/3/10 at 12:14am

Those comments are a scream! Is that socket really an authentic product? I admire the devotion of those who commented to the absurdity of it all. I liked this one:

 

stars50.gifSucks the bad electricity out!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Duffy from Wisconsin  

My apartment was infected with bad electricity from a previous tenant. Clocks ran slow, radios picked up foreign stations, digital tape measures would only read out in "metric". After installing Wattgate 381's, everything's working fine now. Thanks, Wattgate!
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post #6 of 22
11/3/10 at 7:13am

Ever seen these reviews?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM

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post #7 of 22
11/3/10 at 1:08pm
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Originally Posted by revolink24 View Post

Ever seen these reviews?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/dp/B000I1X6PM



That is absolutely hilarious

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post #8 of 22
11/3/10 at 9:14pm


 

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Originally Posted by chadbang View Post

Those comments are a scream! Is that socket really an authentic product? I admire the devotion of those who commented to the absurdity of it all. I liked this one:

 

stars50.gifSucks the bad electricity out!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Duffy from Wisconsin  

My apartment was infected with bad electricity from a previous tenant. Clocks ran slow, radios picked up foreign stations, digital tape measures would only read out in "metric". After installing Wattgate 381's, everything's working fine now. Thanks, Wattgate!


 

I can assure you these sorts of things are real products. A few years ago PS audio had a rep do a presentation at one of the distributors my company buys from; they covered their electrical outlets, power cables, and noise harvester. Their main push for the outlets was that it was easy money to tack onto a high-end stereo/theater installation.


Edited by Fitz - 11/3/10 at 9:15pm
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post #9 of 22
11/4/10 at 8:30am
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No doubt these are real products even if the reviews are jokes.  I'm glad to see that not everyone falls for the "easy money to tack on" ploys.

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post #10 of 22
11/4/10 at 9:27am

I've always just used good old "Hospital Grade"  Hubbell, outlets!! work great! IMO

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post #11 of 22
11/4/10 at 9:51am

These reviews really brightened my day.

 

Now... back to work...

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post #12 of 22
11/4/10 at 9:58am

These clearly deliver wall power better than the $0.59 variety. It's well known that gold makes electrons happier, thus making your equipment perform better out of pure joy. There might even be 0.00013% less loss between the contacts, thus saving you money on your power bill!

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post #13 of 22
11/4/10 at 10:29am

Try going to audioasylum and looking at Oyaide discussions. Apparently even the cover plates effect the sound smily_headphones1.gif

http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/etv.mpl?forum=tweaks&v=c&s=U&Last_Select=&t=0&n=25&y=10&mon=11&d=c&lts=50&last=

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post #14 of 22
11/4/10 at 10:42am

That has just made me lose all faith in humanity.

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post #15 of 22
11/4/10 at 10:47am

None of this is still as bad or as ludicrous as those coconut cables.

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