Fremer is okay. But Fremer on video is time wasting. Even when cued up to say exactly what is relevant thereby wasting zero time. fuzzball, your MDS is showing.
Dedicated 20 Amp Line for Audio
Lots of threads on the subject already, but I’m a little confused on one thing. Is the dedicated line just for the amplifier (in my case an integrated) and another line for the other components? Or, is it just one line for everything in the complete audio system?
Thanks!
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IMHO, I would run a 10/AWG BX/MC cable with solid copper core conductors from the breaker panel to a metal receptacle box. The metal sheathing on the BX/MC cable absorbs the (EF)) electric fields emitted by the wires and shunts it to ground. Now from panel to plug is shielded. The upside is low line noise and reduced antenna effect on AC power lines/branch circuits. |
that's fine, but make sure your 20A audio lines are ON THE SAME 110V RAIL/LEG. Also, I would not use 14/2 Romex or stranded wire. You really need 10/2 Romex (Romex is always solid-core which is better than any armored stranded wire). If you can't do 10/2, then 12/2 is acceptable. I don't know that you need a separate 20A line for each device like hilde45 recommends. It's all about current draw. You could probably run all source/digital components on one 20A circuit just fine. The other 20A would go to amplifier only. That being said, I have six 20A circuits run to my room. Each amp circuit only has one or two amps, but I'm totally overkill on my setup. You can probably run two small/medium sized amps on one 20A circuit just fine.
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Another option: https://www.vhaudio.com/wire.html#bulkacwire VH Audio sells cryogenic treated 10 awg romex wire. It's a lot more expensive, but if you want the best that's the way to go. I am not currently running cryo-romex in my setup at this time (maybe in the future). |
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