Dedicated circuits

@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.

@immatthewj

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?

There’s plenty of arguments and discussions to go around. Power conditioners aside, the basic requirement or need is the ability to provide a path of least resistance for AC power transfer from your circuit breaker box to your amplifier(s). How you accomplish that is up to you or your electrician. It is most times accomplished via dedicated AC circuits, with no other appliances or devices on them. That keeps them "clean" and able to deliver the maximum amount of current and voltage needed. Over-sizing can increase this capability.