More questions about dedicated lines


We are moving to a new house built in 2007  and I am fortunate enough to be able to move a wall to create a room with golden ratios. I will need to run some new electric and it gives me the opportunity to run dedicated lines.  I have spent countless hours rummaging through the 7k discussions on this topic and have a decent idea of what is needed.  My plans are to have four runs of Romex 10/2, one each for each monoblock VAC signature 200's, my digital, and my Audiokinesis swarm which has not be set up yet.  I estimate the runs to be conservatively 45 feet including up and down distances. All runs will be of equal length ending in SR  outlets. They will be separate from each other and all other lines and no metal staples will be used.  When I told him I my goal was to have the best sound he offered a suggestion that I hadn't come across in my electrical education here on the gon.  He suggested placing what sounded like a commercial power regenerator with a large battery bank as the first step out of the breaker box and running lines from this.  The other options were to run from a preexisting sub panel that has the pool pump and a few lights on it, but nothing else.  Third is straight out the breaker box.  He wanted to put the runs closest to the utility line in, stating that there will be less noise upstream than downstream, but this puts these lines next to a big double breaker (cant' remember what it is but is sure to be noisey).  He understands that I want all lines on the same phase, or line,leg.  My questions are: Of the three options, which would be best?  Is there anything else needed to minimize the risk of ground loop hum if I use separate hot, return, and gound for each line and not share ground neutrals and keep all lines separated from themselves and other lines.  If going through a subpanel with little on it, how do I manage to keep all runs on the same phase without unbalancing the breaker? A third tangential question-Is it best to use metal or plastic housing boxes for the receptacle? The question of durability of the plastic fatiguing and breaking following repeated plugging and unplugging has been mentioned but I didn't see an answer.  Finally, a huge thank you to jea and almarg for their voluminous responses in all the prior electrical discussions-I got an education.  Sadly, I still don't speak electricalese.
orthomead
My 6/2 was $1.50 / foot. The mini-breaker panel was $120 with the breakers.  I would say I am way way ahead of $18/foot wiring and with less losses on power peaks.
 orthomead ,
I would suggest that you only need 2 lines not 4 ,
with the equipment and power requirements you have .
( just my opinion as a retired biomedical equipment technician )

As for romex or premium in the wall cable  ,
there have been many discussions about how could a 6 ft. power cord  
( or outlet ) make a difference in the sound of your equipment , 
if you using expensive power cords because you can hear a difference then you should consider quality in the wall cable,
if you don't and are using off the self 12 or 10 gauge power cables then use whatever to get power to your outlets .
( just my opinion as an audiophile DYIer )


p.s.  I looked at jps and maybe they don't produce in wall anymore ,
        but it looks like Oyaide still does , Cardas still has 10/3 listed on                  
        their web site but I haven't seen anybody selling it .

 
orthomead

In the April 2019 edition of The Absolute Sound magazine
Robert Harley wrote about building a listening room .



Thanks Jim, that puts me at ease.  Any thoughts on whether metal or plastic recepticle boxes are best? It sounds like plastic may be a better sonic choice but at the risk of being less durable.Audiozen-the light went on and I understand now. Thanks.Vair68robert-I devoured the article.  I thought the wall construction was fascinating and made a lot of sense.  I will be adding only one wall but will take some ideas for that without doing the whole shebang. I think I will just stick with the Romex 10/2-thanks.My electrician wanted to powow with some colleagues who do high end AV and is getting back to me.  Glad he is looking into all options too.  I'll post his ideas when I next talk to him.  Again, thanks everyone for your input
Keeping an eye on this thread as I am also building a Dedicated sound/play room. 27 x 18x 10.6. So real close to the Golden Ratio. Duke building my Swarm system as I type. Going with an ISO Max wall system. Mini split system will heat and cool so no duct work to worry about.  Native 200 amp electrical 
Started off as strictly 2 channel but figured I will build an Atmos system with high quality in walls and ceiling speakers
I built a new garage in front of my existing garage which is being converted into the play room. Per code I had to install a ground rod in the footing of the new garage.  Should I use this for my dedicated circuits?  I feel my power is pretty quiet now and will be happy just staying status quo. 
My electrician thinks I am nuts already. He definitely agrees with dedicated circuits but he thinks a lot of the other stuff is over the top and offers little benefit. 
Never heard of not using metal stables. What fasteners does everyone recommend ?
Will be built on a 2x8 sleeper floor over the existing cement floor. Any ideas on that? Figure it’s a great time to work on stiffening up the floor as I can basically layout my system prior to installing the decking. 
Demo starts after Christmas. Hopefully be done by the end of February. Pretty excited about this. My original plans where from 2003 but divorce and economics got in the way. 😀😀