Really good home electrical wiring.


I am building a new HT room with 9 dedicated 20-Amp circuits and am planning on using WATTGATE's flagship 20-Amp receptacles. The one thing I am still unclear about is what type of electrical wire should be run to the HT room. I am most familiar with Romex because it is the standard for basic electrical wiring. I've been told that THHN Strand is much better than Romex. Finally I just have found out about the 8-gauge AC wire the JPS Labs sells. I am investing a ton of money into this room and want to use the best electrical wire. What do ya'll recommend?
sbearden
Thanks for reminding me! I forgot to mention to tie it to the ground the power company gives you. Thanks for the correction.
Sorry for the double post. No Sbearden, I haven't tried the JPS 8 gauge myself, however a friend of mine with a similar system has. He has replaced it with 3 runs of 10 gauge THHN solid for each leg, taped firmly and tied together on the end. This is my current set up for 120 VAC, and I use multiple 4 gauge for my 240 VAC for the amps. It seems as though the more wire I throw at it per leg, the better the sound. I may try removing the existing this spring and adding more. I'll let you know how that turns out. I know that Ray Kimber likes the stranded, and I had tried it about 3 years ago, (I can't remember, maybe he had suggested it), but I like the solid better with my system. Maybe the house wiring is system dependant, just as cabling is. This is why running conduit seems so elementary, you can try different configurations with little trouble. Merry Christmas!
E&lsrr@chartermi.net, I read the Equitech tech sheets and looked at the ULIS.htm#STR9850. Thanks for the great advice! I've done alot of wiring myself (including a total gut/remodel), is this transformer easy to install? Did you simply run a feed from the box to the transformer? Did you start with 220v and step it down or what? Thanks for your help. J.D.
Well after speaking directly with some of the industry's most respected professionals, here is what I believe to be the best answer to my own original question: 1). DEDICATED CIRCUITS: 20-Amp Circuits, 2). WIRING: Silver Plated Copper (Stranded) Teflon Insulated 10 Gauge, 3). RECEPTACLES: 20-Amp Leviton Hospital Grade w/ Isolated Ground (model no. 5362-IG-I ), 4). CONDUIT: Non-metallic blue flex conduit for each dedicated 20-Amp circuit. I hope other find this helpfull.