High Current Outlet for Amps?

@gr8av4life  

The 20 amp receptacle is the same as the 30 amp one!  No difference at all.  You are just running 10 gauge wire connected to a 30 amp breaker in the service versus a 12 gauge wire connected to a 20 amp breaker.

All of my system components are connected to a PS Audio Premier Power Plant regenerator except my power amp which is conditioned by a PS Audio Duet and Humbuster III.  Works great for me. YMMV.

Agree with steakster about putting in more than one line, especially if everything is going to be plugged directly into the wall receptacle.

"Now, the 30amp outlet plug is different shape than the ordinary 20amp?

I used 20 amp receptacles. 10 years with no issues. The extra amperage is paramount to adding headroom in my mind. Instantaneous peak current draw is what we are looking to address, so very little risk of overloading a good 20 amp receptacle due to millisecond current peaks.

"As for not going through power conditioner, let’s put aside sound quality but safety?"

Safety? If you mean surge protection, IME conditioners with surge protection that don’t limit current are expensive. Since you are starting from scratch so to speak, investigate addressing surge protection at the breaker box per another recent thread here. No conditioner will protect against direct lighting strikes and the whole surge protection concept is best addressed at the breaker box IMO. 

"Some amps draw so much power that condition may actually do more harm than good to the amp? Is this accurate?"

I would modify that statement to say that "Some amps draw so much power that some conditioners may actually do more harm than good to the SOUND."

I have used many high-current amps plugged into my SR Powercells and find that the sound is better than way, with no constriction of dynamics . Other conditioners, but not all, limit current so are best bypassed with amplifiers. Another recent thread on this here as well.

Best to you gr,
Dave

It depends on the class of amplifier, as randy-11 stated.  With typical class AB amp music power is very low, being only a few percent of peak power (unless you listen to sine waves).   It is because average 50% of loudness is only 10% of peak power, not to mention any gaps.  In spite of low average current demand it is drawn is short spikes of very high amplitude.  For that reason any impedance in series (many conditioners) cause voltage drops and reduction in dynamics.

^^Exactly.

thanks for all the info. I am just gonna have him install the 30amp and few extra outlet since I only have to pay for the parts only, which is less than $200 for additional 8 outlets and 8 dedicated circuit breakers - 30amps.

I will plug all my 6 amps directly into the outlet. For other components like Preamp, Processor, Turntable, Blu-ray and Music Server will be plugged into the PS Audio P10 Regerator.

Hope all work out well. Thanks