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Single plug dedicated circuit?

I guess if you truly want to do a dedicated circuit wouldn't you have to be allowed to only plug-in one device. If you plug two items into the outlet isn't one item going to contaminate the other item with noise from the first item?

So a multi branch circuit would be sharing 4 items.
 

I guess it gets down to sharing and Best to share with one but tolerable and acceptable to share with 4 components plugged into the quad outlet?

So how many people are only using one component per circuit breaker which is the truly finest way to receive a pure signal, at least if you ignore what occurred before the current reached the circuit breaker.

emergingsoul
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fuzztone
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By the same logic all devices "contaminate" each other in the service box and then the grid. Best have each source in different states than the amp.

ghdprentice
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Well… maybe I am missing something. But a dedicated circuit is just that… no additional outlets… that is the point. Now, it is terminated in a duplex receptacle… and you can choose to only use one of the outlets.

I have two dedicated lines… one which has my power conditioner plugged in (with all my non-amp audio equipment), and one for my amp. In the first case I use my mono blocks sometime and use both outlets and sometimes I use my stereo amp and only use one outlet.

But the point of a dedicated line is that, first, there are no other outlets connected to it that might add noise (think about a hair drier), and second the circuit does not wander all over the house acting like an antenna picking up noise.

emergingsoul OP
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So the only thing of real value here is a 10 gauge wire to ensure there's plenty of unimpeded impulse power for all the frequency demands. Even if you run a hair dryer it's still gonna spread throughout the panel and contaminate component. Maybe a sub panel would be a lot better. Or maybe buying a new dog as long as he doesn't bark all the time.

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