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RE: Audiophile-Grade Circuit Breakers Demand?

They are both important. Does a $2.00 dollar AC outlet from Lowe's sound the same as a $45.00 Pass and Seymour from the electrical supply store? No. Does the sound from the Pass and Seymour surpass that of an Oyaide R-0? Yes. Do all amplifiers sound the same? No. Any system is as good as its weakest link. What I'm saying, or trying to, is that we all have the same weakest link. A $5,000.00 power conditioner attached to the service panels breaker using cryo-treated 12/3 from VH Audio that feeds your $3,000.00 worth of front end gear with their $500.00 power cords are still subject to the same poor AC performance due to the breaker. For example: Cutler-Mammer makes 2 bare service panels of the same size and configuration, one has a "regular" buss bar, the other which ic 33% more expensive, uses a copper buss bar. Which do you think will sound better? They operate the same. I don't know for certain but, I can make an educated guess that the one with the copper buss will sound better and for the $50.00 more, I'd buy that one. Why? Because the material of the buss makes an auditory difference in the sound of the system. Just like the breakers do. The sound of your system originates from your connection to the grid. I could change the service panel to get a better buss bar feeding the circuit(s) or have a $6,100.00 Isoclean sub panel installed - too much work and/or too expensive. But replacing a $6.00 standard breaker for a better designed, better made one that uses better metallurgy, I can do that and it will change the quality of sound that comes from my system for the better. Now with all that said, sorry for the length, we just need someone, like Furutech and/or Oyaide, to build better, audiophile grade breakers.

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