Would using AC outlets on back of receiver degrade sound quality?

[yepimonfire]

I've noticed that some receivers and higher end models don't have these AC outlets, making me think that not every manufacturer thinks they are a good idea.

i own a very high end receiver from Marantz and it has AC outlets on the back.
as far as i know they pretty much bypass the whole system and are basically just connected to the original inlet wire and on/off switch used to supply the main power cube in the amp with power. as long as you don't overload them by attempting to plug a separate amplifier into them it shouldn't cause any problems. the worst case scenario would be that you plugged a separate 1000 watt amplifier into it (which no one would typically even need to do) and ended up burning up the on/off switch in the original receiver.

 

[selden]

FWIW, using a switched output can be useful if you have something which is low powered which should be always be on when the AVR or pre/pro is on and off when it is off but does not have a control signal input.

It is not good for an amp, which needs to be able to draw a lot of power.

It is good for something like an equalizer which is in between a pre/pro or AVR and an external amp. (That's what I used the switched output on my previous pre/pro for. Of course, equalizers are anathema to the true Audioholic! )