Ac outlet and its effect on your SQ

[sidvee]

AudiogoN Forums: The Ultimate AC Outlet Shootout

Interesting AC outlet shootout in progress on A'gon by Peter Noerbaek of pBN audio.

Cheers,
Sid

 

[ranjeetrain]

Problem with such a shootout is that there will be more people to disagree with its results than agree.

More importantly, effect of each outlet will vary in different setups based on individual situation.

 

[Viki]

Very int reading. I don't know if it's real or placebo effect, but my systems seems to sound better since I fed it power from a double conversion true on line sine wave UPS.

 

[sidvee]

Problem with such a shootout is that there will be more people to disagree with its results than agree.

More importantly, effect of each outlet will vary in different setups based on individual situation.

Ranjeet, as a special jig is made with all the outlets mounted on it and instantaneous switching, it cannot get any better than this to distinguish differences. Not sure if it would qualify as a double blind test, as that is more rigorous (btw I am a six sigma black belt by training but it is easier to save $millions on a factory floor than convince audiophiles statistically :lol, but it is a good method never-the-less. BTW PBN audio is a large manufacturer of speakers and amps. I have heard some of their creations and they are impressive.
Cheers,
Sid