advice on dedicated line

What an education! Thanks, everyone. Even with pros and cons, I confess I am tempted by the simpler route of one 10 gauge 20 amp line with the Porter -port. Would it be workable for me to get 6 outlets instead if 4 in case I ever wanted to plug in a small fm receiver to listen to the news? Or is that pushing my luck?

Also I am assuming that if I just one 20 amp line the points Elizabeth initially raised (circuits on same leg, nothing adding to more than 120) are not things I need to worry about.

In fact, with the single 20 amp line is there anything special I need to tell the electrician other than I want 10 gauge wire, to put the line on the least noisy side of the box, that I want nothing but my audio on this line, and to be careful with the ground wire? Is there anything else I would need to specify?

Thanks again very much. I would be lost without you folks!

Margot

Excellent post Jim. Thanks. That's exactly where I'm heading. I may go for 2 or 3 dedicated Romex circuits. A 15 amp job for my CDP. A 15 or 20 amp line for just the amp, although I suspect 15 amps would be major overkill since the amp pulls about 800 watts (or 7.5+ amps when driving a heavy load). And a 3rd line for the rest of the my gear.

Would it be workable for me to get 6 outlets instead if 4 in case I ever wanted to plug in a small fm receiver to listen to the news? Or is that pushing my luck?

IMO, a better idea is to use a high quality power strip for your low current components and plug your amp into the wall. Then you won't run out of receptacles and you'll be protected.

a very popular power strip by Furman...
http://www.amazon.com/Furman-Standard-Conditioning-Aluminum-Protection/dp/B0009GI65Q