Quantum Science Audio
NOTE: QSA occasionally has order backlogs, and it may take up to 8 weeks to receive your item if we do not have it in stock.
QSA AC Receptacles
"Many people talk about QSA products. Some state for example that “Furutech receptacles are made with better parts so QSA can’t match or surpass them in terms of sound quality” That statement is so far from reality, it’s kind of funny. The receptacle I replaced was a Furutech, very well engineered and better looking but it cannot match the Yellow from QSA. The QSA Yellow receptacle brings delicacy, more air, layers have better separation. Less distortion / noise, more clarity and more grip. It is more natural and music is easy to listen to. The receptacle is a simple consumer grade outlet treated by QSA, looks cheap but I don’t care as it is simply phenomenal.
Bravo ! ... and thank you Michael for a perfect deal and super fast shipping.
The ordinary looking AC receptacles are treated with a proprietary electronic conditioning process that lowers the noise floor, increases soundstage dimensionality to room filling dimensions, and adds a naturalness/liquidity to the presentation that is baffling. Truly something that has to be heard to believed. One QSA AC receptacle installed in your wall as the outlet feeding your entire audio system will elevate the performance of your audio system far beyond any component upgrades at the same price. We guarantee it.
Reviews
Power Conditioner in an AC Receptacle?
Once you get up to the Red level or higher, the QSA Receptacles become foundational components of your audio system. The change they will yield once installed at the wall will astound you. If you have been hesitating to install the QSA fuses inside your components, the QSA AC receptacles will be a nearly equivalent experience. If you already have QSA fuses installed in your system, an AC receptacle at the wall will take the performance of your entire system higher. Believe it.
The Gold Receptacle performs at a level well beyond any other AC receptacle on the market. In fact it does many things better than power conditioners at it's price point. I still say you need filtering on the power line to remove some grain and grit from RFI, but the QSA Gold on it's own allows your components to paint an engaging and huge 3-dimensional soundstage with an extremely low noise floor.
It is the top level of their QSA's receptacle line, and analogous to the Gold Fuse that sells for $9995. Having the two acting together on your state of the art audio components will bring their sonics to unimaginable new heights. That is our guarantee. To help you with this decision, we have made a power distributor with a Gold receptacle that you may audition. We insist you try it before buying. It is fully broken in, and will give you the best approximation of how your components will sound when plugged in to it.
Top Tip
If you think you need to replace all of the outlets in your power conditioner or distributor, you would be wrong. The single most effective use of the QSA receptacle is in the wall. It will benefit your entire system, even if you are running a power conditioner downstream. Our hypothesis is whatever noise it is blocking, it is taking a huge burden off of one's existing power conditioner by eliminating noise at the wall. We aren't kidding, this will be a shocking upgrade. We have an in-home audition of sorts available as well. We have created a single outlet power distributor with a Gold AC receptacle wired into it. This will give you a taste of what to expect with a QSA Gold receptacle installed at the wall.
Turbo Boosting the QSA Receptacle
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the power of a QSA Circuit breaker on your audio system's dedicated circuit. The combination is more than additive, it's a multiplier of the QSA benefits that, at the Red level or higher, has the capability to surpass any line conditioner out there in terms of sonic benefits. I will repeat one last time that I still recommend power conditioning in addition to the QSA breaker and AC receptacle combination. That's just me. You do you.
Break In
The higher the performance QSA receptacle, the longer the break in time. The Yellow may take 2 weeks, The Violet 3 weeks, the Red 4 weeks, the Black/Red 6 weeks, the Black/Red Ultra 8 weeks and so on.
In our official experience with the Gold receptacles, they start a little closed off, and open up after about a week. Soundstage width and depth increases, detail increases, and the bass become louder and more defined over the remaining period.
Trade-Up Program
The absolute best trade-up program in the industry. As a QSA AC receptacle owner, you have one year to trade your existing QSA AC receptacle in for any level above the level you are at, and receive FULL CREDIT of your existing receptacle towards the purchase of any higher level QSA receptacle.
FAQ
Q:I already have (insert brand name here) power conditioner. How will a wall receptacle improve the sound if the AC has to run through the power conditioner before getting to the components?
A: All I can say is it does. It makes a system wide, huge difference. Even though the AC coming from the wall receptacle has to flow through all of the filtering of the power conditioner. Whatever the QSA receptacles are doing to eliminate noise, your power conditioner is not filtering the same noise, and it will not hinder the performance of the QSA receptacle. Your power conditioner and the QSA receptacle are working on two different levels, and types of noise. I guarantee you will hear a difference.
Q: Should I get rid of my power conditioner then?
A: Maybe, but probably not. As I said, power conditioners provide RF filtering, and other benefits. The QSA receptacles seem to work on different types of noise. All I know is that there is a significant improvement in the sound, even if you keep your power conditioner. I would say experiment if you have the option to.
Q: Are you #$%^& nuts?!
A: Maybe, but I will put my money where my mouth is. I have a special made power distributor that houses a Gold AC receptacle. You can borrow it if you'd like. One loses a little bit from not having it installed directly in the wall, but you will get a really good sense of what this receptacle is capable of.
