Pass & Seymour vs ACME

jcoat007 · « **on:** 18 Feb 2003, 10:02 pm »

Anyone have experience on these outlets? It appears that the ACME is a Pass & Seymour with silver plating and cryo treatment. The Pass & Seymour is $9.95 and the 20 amp Acme cyro is $45. Is the extra $35 worth it?

I need 10 of them.

bubba966 · « **Reply #1 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 03:42 am »

I'm sure Wayne could offer some input on this. I know he's had experience with the 20A ACME.

I've only used Eagle/Cooper IG8300 20A Hospital grade outlets so far. At $10 a piece they're by far the best price/performance piece I've ever bought for my setup.

U4EA · « **Reply #2 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 05:32 am »

Start cheap...if you are not satisfied move up to the Acme. I have the P&S and they made big improvements. I have never tried the ACME.

jcoat007 · « **Reply #3 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 03:12 pm »

OK. I just found this site.

http://www.electricaldeals.com/html/prodresults.php3?Category=WD1&Subcategory=SR1

A 10 pack of the P&S 20 Amp Outlets (PS 5352-W) for $35.90. I just ordered a 10 pack.

All of 5 minutes to search the interent to find that.

I can have them Cryo treated for almost nothing.

I think I am a happy camper at this point. I may buy a couple of the Acme's just to compare, but at $45 each I may hold off for a while.

Steve

BlackCat · « **Reply #4 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 07:25 pm »

That's a great price on P&S outlets, are they hospital grade? I found a promising looking power strip at:

http://www.hammondmfg.com/1584h.htm

Looks like they run about $50 U.S.. Not bad considering a PS Audio Juice Bar is around $200.

bubba966 · « **Reply #5 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 07:38 pm »

The P&S 5352-W outlets are Industrial grade, not Hospital grade. But $35.90 for a 10 pack is pretty good. I just bought a couple of Cooper 5352-W's for about $5.50 a piece.

THey're pretty decent outlets. But they don't quite grip as tight as an IG8300 20A Hospital grade outlet.

jcoat007 · « **Reply #6 on:** 19 Feb 2003, 08:44 pm »

Here is an interesting thread.

http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/m.pl?forum=general&n=148434&highlight=hospital+grade+outlets&r=&session=

TheChairGuy · « **Reply #7 on:** 21 Feb 2003, 03:16 am »

I'm with Bubba...I've bought a bunch of Eagle I8300's for two houses...super improvement for $10.00 each at Lowe's.

I changed out a couple recently with PS Audio Power Ports (normally $50.00 each, but I got a 33% off 'deal'). Not a whit of friggin' difference I could hear (or see, as I put one in the modest video system). Maybe my system doesn't have ultimate resolution to hear the difference, but I couldn't hear or see it. I also changed out the std. hospital grade outlets on the Power Plant to the Power Ports...and again couldn't hear a darn thing different.

Maybe long term I would as they are nickel plated versus plain ol' steel - so they won't oxidize.

Whatever...it's all part of the fun and games of this insidious hobby...