Thank you @millercarbon for your many valuable (and entertaining!) contributions on the subject of AC wiring. I have zero doubt your recommendations, based on practical listening experience, are sound – particularly the suggestion for using a single direct line.
My question has to do with the principal of eliminating connections. I understand your abhorrence of the way electricians normally run AC, i.e., from outlet to outlet. But I wonder if it is because of the antenna effect of longer, daisy-chained wiring and/or the added potential for noisy lights and other accessories to share an undedicated line? Or has it also something to do with the connections themselves?
My reason for asking is I plan to move my two-channel source/amplifier components into a separate room from my speakers. ONE dedicated line will be run from a 20A circuit on either the sub panel (~40’ away) or main panel (~65 feet away) to a power conditioner. All source/amplifier components (i.e., amp, DAC, turntable, and streamer) will then be plugged into that conditioner. Lights and other non-system accessories will be plugged into a different circuit.
My dilemma is how to supply AC to the speakers – each with its own powered subwoofer – which will be in a separate room. I could run an additional direct line to each speaker – but this would seem to violate the objective of keeping everything on one circuit and may exacerbate any antenna effect. Alternatively, I could run AC from the first outlet (where the conditioner and other components are plugged in) to a next outlet (for the left speaker) and finally, to a last outlet (for the right speaker), in a chain. But this would possibly result in more connections!
What would you advise given that my system is a fairly modest one, including power conditioner (Audioquest Niagara 1000), integrated tube amp (PrimaLuna Prologue Premium), DAC (Schiit Yggdrasil), streamer (ALLO DigiOne Signature with Shanti Dual Linear PSU), turntable (Yamaha YP-701 with Shure V-15 type III), and speakers (GoldenEar Triton Two+)? Additionally, but of secondary priority, I’m interested in specific product endorsements for AC wire, receptacles (including a single plug option for speakers) and panel upgrades (audiophile breakers?).
Again, thanks ever so much!