Wall outlet plates...Opinions please

fbm211
fbm211 Posts: 1,488
edited February 2011 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
So ive decided to buy a ATL-1000cu Cryo'd Pure Copper Receptacle
and have heard some say a good wall plate is a good idea too.But I sure as hell aint gonna pay 200 or even 70 bucks for some fancy aluminum framed carbon fiber plate:eek:.I mean come on, someone is making a killing on these things.

Anyone know a good source for one I can get at a reasonable cost??:biggrin:
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    What's wrong with a plastic one for 65 cents?
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    JimAckley wrote: »
    What's wrong with a plastic one for 65 cents?

    Agreed. Or if you really want to step up to an industrial grade on for $1.50, but I don't see why anyone would need more than that.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2011
    Here is a stainless steel plate for $6 that looks pretty cool. If the socket shorts, I wouldn't want to touch the plate, but it would give you a neat look for little coin.

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    Jake
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2011
    That ATL looks pretty nice. Getting an audiophile receptacle is on my short list. I was thinking of getting the PS Audio power port or plus.

    Why did you choose the ATL over the PS Audio models?
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    I got offered a deal from mojo Audio on the ATL olong with a few other items.
    I think the only PS audio model that could even compete with the ATL 1000 is the premier which I may get also..someday.The ATL isnt gold plated either which is a plus in my book.Others might prefer the warmer sound the gold plating may offer.

    A link for those who like to try not so well known stuff. http://mojo-audio.com/AC-Power-Products_c17.htm

    Thanks for the link jake.Sort of what Im looking for.
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  • Nicjedi
    Nicjedi Posts: 14
    edited February 2011
    I saw some cool industrial grade ones at home depot by the counter i dont remember much but thats worth something right?
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
    zingo wrote: »
    Here is a stainless steel plate for $6 that looks pretty cool. If the socket shorts, I wouldn't want to touch the plate, but it would give you a neat look for little coin.

    ss_single.jpg

    Cant imagine why. You're fine until you ground yourself. Take a screwdriver and stick it in a live outlet. I'll bet ya money nothing happens.

    Not to mention you should never be working on a live circuit. Ever.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2011
    Did you see this Premiere on the 'Gon?
    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?powrdist&1302095519&/PS-Audio-Power-Port-Premier-ac
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    yes.I saw that a couple days ago.Im trying not to buy it and its hard.My gut feeling is to go with the ATL....
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    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    This is what Im talking about.I will ask cryo parts if the 27.00 furutech cover will work with the ATL.

    And be sure to check out the crazy plate at the bottom of the page.INSANE...
    Link>> http://www.cryo-parts.com/index.php/ac-receptacle-covers

    I think I may be doing buisness with cryo-parts soon.
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    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,148
    edited February 2011
    Are you serious? A freakin' wall plate?
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    Do you think I should go with the 6.00 one.

    This is what Im trying to find out Treitz3.I dont know if its hype or not.I like to do a lot of reserch before I go and buy stuff to upgrade my sound with twaeks.This seems to be a pretty touchy subject.Im just trying to find out wether or not it makes a difference.
    I wich DK would chime in.He just might have explored this wall plate thing.
    Check this thread out.>> http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=general&m=579925
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    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited February 2011
    I had no idea that receptacle covers could be an audio tweak! On your link, that one on the bottom of the page looks BEEFY.

    I hope you try it and then see for yourself if it really makes a difference or not. If not sell it. If you can find a used one that would be better.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,148
    edited February 2011
    I'm sorry, but a wall plate is just that. A wall plate. No matter what you decide, there will be absolutely no damned difference between that and the wall.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,148
    edited February 2011
    That said, if you trip over the wall plate? That's a different issue. Until then? Look elsewhere to improve your rig.

    Plants can make a drastic change. I mean, come on? Are you really serious? I equate wall plates to the last .0000000000000032891% of sonic change that can happen to your rig. You want to pay that much for a plate? By all means......but if you are serious.....I have a bridge I would like to show you....
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,749
    edited February 2011
    This thread is nuts... If you are upgrading your wall plates - it should be to simply seal it around the cut out so no air leaks occur.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,447
    edited February 2011
    This one is pretty cool:tongue:...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,148
    edited February 2011
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    This thread is nuts... If you are upgrading your wall plates - it should be to simply seal it around the cut out so no air leaks occur.
    Hehe...

    With your rig and the custom mega-whatever you are making? Maybe. To 99.987691% of the population? It would be as affective as adding sugar to your trash can.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,749
    edited February 2011
    I am using hospital grade outlets from Lowes.

    $10.00

    My wall plates do not rattle.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,148
    edited February 2011
    Tell the whole story.....dedicated outlets and professional installation that might have had something to do with that.....
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    Well...now that the opinions are in, I wont bother
    Thats all I was looking for in the first place.Ive seen a-lot of opinions on this subject all over the web.Some people do pay over 200 bucks for some of these plates and it got me curious as to why someone would pay that kind of money for a plate.I mean,come on,it probably only cost a few bucks at most to make one.
    But if there wasnt a market for the things..............the filthy rich wouldnt be able to buy em.
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    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2011
    fbm211 wrote: »
    ...have heard some say a good wall plate is a good idea too.But I sure as hell ain't gonna pay 200 or even 70 bucks for some fancy aluminum framed carbon fiber plate:eek:.I mean come on, someone is making a killing on these things.
    fbm211 wrote: »
    I wish DK would chime in.He just might have explored this wall plate thing.

    No, I never got around to investigating audiophile wall plates. The question is moot for me now since I use PS Audio Soloist SE in-wall passive power conditioners which come with 3/8" thick milled aluminum face plates.

    PS Audio offers some compelling, yet mute, testimony to the benefits of audio grade wall plates. It is interesting to note that PS Audio went to some effort to provide a 3/8" thick milled aluminum faceplate for their Soloist and Soloist SE in-wall power conditioners, but I have found no mention of this feature whatsoever in their web page descriptions (see links below), in their marketing materials, or in the instructions that come with the Soloists. Certainly, it would have been easier and cheaper to provide the Soloists with a plastic faceplate. The fact that PS Audio chose a thick metal faceplate for the Soloists seems to indicate that they found some performance benefit from a thick metal faceplate over that provided by an ordinary plastic faceplate or even a thick plastic faceplate.

    Maybe PS Audio does not mention the aluminum faceplate, and any benefits thereof, out of concern that it might seem "voodoo-ish" and could turn off some potential buyers.

    It is also interesting to note that the Soloist and Soloist SE retail for $200 and $250 respectively, even though they come with thick metal faceplates. The interested reader may want to consult PS Audio regarding the added performance benefit, if any, provided by the Soloist's metal faceplate and how much the metal faceplate adds to the cost of a Soloist.
    SoloistSideVIew.jpg
    Soloist SE (photo from PS Audio website), $250.

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    Soloist (photo from PS Audio website), $200.

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    Two of three Soloist SE's used with my two channel audio system.

    References

    Link: Soloist SE Review

    Link: PS Audio Soloist Premier Special Edition Web Page

    Link: PS Audio Soloist Web Page
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,654
    edited February 2011
    Aren't those Soloist SE's purdy? I replaced the green LED in mine with a blue one, so it's even purdier. :smile:
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited February 2011
    These PS audio wall plate looks very nice.

    Now, I have to find a couple of Benjamin laying around to buy one.

    Actually, I need to buy like 6 of them. Any place you can buy cheaper than the retail for these?
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited February 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    I replaced the green LED in mine with a blue one, so it's even purdier. :smile:

    PS Audio should have thought of that. A blue LED matches the blue PS Audio logo. I would change the LED color on mine if they weren't hidden behind cabinets.:smile:
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Actually, I need to buy like 6 of them. Any place you can buy cheaper than the retail for these?

    Ebay, Audiogon.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,654
    edited February 2011
    That's exactly what I told them and they sent me some blue LED's. I'm sure they would do the same for you.
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited February 2011
    Here we go.Im ordering the ATL-1000cu from cryo parts and I get a FREE milled aluminum faceplate, a $45 value! So Cool.

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?powrdist&1303346838
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2011
    fbm211 wrote: »
    Here we go.Im ordering the ATL-1000cu from cryo parts and I get a FREE milled aluminum faceplate, a $45 value! So Cool.

    http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?powrdist&1303346838

    Sweeet!:biggrin:
    I don't need one, but that is a great deal for anyone wanting to complete the final dampening phase of a complete system.:biggrin:
    You dampen everything else, why not the source of your power?
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