I did a 30a line, only one, and it's great. Don't worry about these people needling you for going big and don't use some flimsy transformer. Good wire, good outlets, good power cables, etc. Worth it.
Dedicated power
I'm looking to run a dedicated 30a and dedicated 20a line to my system directly from the fuse box.
I currently have some florescent lights and some other junk on the line so I'm hoping it will be an improvement. Things sounds like they are straining somewhat when you crank things up. The amp will go on the 30a line and the digital stuff on the 20a.
Anyone done this and saw improvements?
I currently have some florescent lights and some other junk on the line so I'm hoping it will be an improvement. Things sounds like they are straining somewhat when you crank things up. The amp will go on the 30a line and the digital stuff on the 20a.
Anyone done this and saw improvements?
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Mr Carbon is a president of TAMC [Tweak A Minute Club] Headroom loss for 14ga vs 10ga is less than ¼db @ ≈14A / ≈1600W See ieLogical CableSnakeOil AC Wiring Music power is a fraction of that. Head banger rock @ 120BPM uses about 2 cycles peak energy of the 3600 power cycles in a minute. Clean screwed connections, not push terminals, make more difference than doubling the wire gauge. |
I'm gonna do 2- 10 gage lines with reasonable hospital grade outlets and be done with it for now. Ill look into the fancy fuses etc after the lines are run. Maybe check out the cable company and try out some cables after I get a better amp although I am very skeptical of power cables and speaker cables to a lesser extent. Not saying I'm right..... just very skeptical. |
2 dedicated 20 amp lines with 2 breakers directly to audio equipment in their own conduit. Add an audioquest Edison nrg duplex receptacle and you are golden. We use conduit hard pipe (emt) in Chicago. I make sure the only wires in the pipe are for the audio equipment. No junction boxes. System is dead quiet. My krell amp needs a dedicated line. Good luck |
Think about it. An audio system is not going to draw 30 amps. An arc welder may but not your audio system. The bigger the circuit breaker, the more amp draw required to trip it. Do you really want your system to draw 30 amps prior to tripping the breaker? I also agree with @audition_audio, the Cruze First outlet is a steal. |
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