Dedicated circuits

OP,

Just out of interest did you notice any change when you swapped the 30a breakers for 20a? 
 

I don’t remember if I have 15a or 20a. I thought everyone actually knows it has nothing to do with the actual current required by components. At least for normal systems.

@cey Wrote:

man, thats cool. i been thinkin of doing that for a good while. i wont have the time any soon, but hopefully  ill get around to it next year. 

See article below:

Mike

Does anyone know of an amplifier that would require greater than a 15 amp curcuit?  By this I mean one that even for a mil sec would draw 15 amps?

Unless of course it became defective hence the need for the breaker. Likely a 15 amp breaker will do for any amplifier. Likely the safeest. 

Isn't one of the selling points of a dedicated circuits that other loads are eliminated  which would dirty up the power to your audio components?  Not necessarily that you have more current available, but "better" current?

@mesch

Does anyone know of an amplifier that would require greater than a 15 amp curcuit? By this I mean one that even for a mil sec would draw 15 amps?

Only an in-rush current ammeter will provide this true information. If you don’t own one, you’ll never know for sure, even by reading the ratings specs of the amplifier itself. The amperage draw of an amplifier under question will vary depending on a) voltage available to the amplifier (in the US, 120 volts should be the goal) b) minimum current requirement of the amplifier c) amplifier operating with load (speakers being used) d) material being played through amplifier e) at what volume level amplifier is driven.