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Excellent low-cost Brainerd Liberty 126453 AC wall plate.

Posted by Duster (M) on December 6, 2010 at 16:53:45

The Brainerd Liberty Model 126453 heavy cast metal frame (likely zinc) with stained wood insert AC wall plate is simply the best sounding and looking (Satin Nickel & Dark Caramel finishes) out of a number of hardware store variety duplex wall plates that I’ve evaluated.

Having spent big dollars on an Oyaide WPC-Z wall mount unit (machined aluminum bracket with carbon fiber faceplate system) for use within my main audio system, two separate second systems in my charge are cost-limited as to obtaining a SOTA AC wall plate solution for their needs.

A cool thing about the Model 126453 is that it’s designed a bit like the WPC-Z but instead of a carbon fiber faceplate, there’s a 1/16-inch thick wood inlay faceplate (resonance free, in fact the wood faceplate dampens the metal frame a bit -- plenty of tweak potential here, including dampening the back of the wall plate). Most notable is that the cast metal area around the socket and screw openings is 3/16-inch thick, so the wall plate can achieve a very solid interface with the AC outlet when installed at the wall. Did I say it sounds good, too?

The Brainerd Liberty Model 126453 is available at Lowe’s and Amazon.com

see link:

• http://www.libertyhardware.com/search/detail/?searchType=ret   (Open in New Window)

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