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Outlets and Wire Gauge? - Please help!

I finally contracted an electrician to run two dedicated lines - a week from today! I have been reading thread after thread and the consensus appears to be going with 10awg wire for the 20amp run. My problem is two-fold:

  1. I'm stuck selecting an outlet because the electrician says that no 20amp outlet can take 10awg, that "10awg is for 30amp outlets".
  2. I'm stuck selecting an outlet because of what it might do to my sound. 

I simply want to install something good that's going to feed a Puritan Audio PSM156. I am now running ADG Gran Vivace monos. I prefer a rich midrange.

Additionally, I asked for both a 15 and 20 amp run. People suggested I do this so my sources can be run off the 15A with amps / subs off of the 20A, but someone here mentioned ground loops? I am not well-versed in things electrical. Ideally I would like to know if I should stick with the two runs, and what would be a few good choices for each outlet if I do. @jea48 @erik_squires ... I have seen solid advice from you on the topic of outlets, but they lack things specific to awg and outlet type.

Thank you in advance!

PS I estimate the length of the run to be approximately 50', max.

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@jea48 Thank you. I ordered two. It is basically a no risk option at $11 each. I know my system and will see what changes. Going this route affords me time I may or may not need, but I strongly suspect I will be happy. 

The funny thing is that there isn't much to outlets. There is no mystery or magic, just materials. Stands to reason that if you find identical materials in a $10 outlet vs a $200 one, it would be questionable to choose the more expensive one.

New question is regarding burn-in. I suspect it is real and I wonder how many hours I should put on these before judging them?

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@izjjzi you were making so much sense until you got to the last sentence of your last post. There is no way that a human or a machine for that fact could tell a difference in an electrical signal within the first 48 hours of it being plugged in.

and I’m not sure what the guy who is writing the post above me is talking about either. From what I can tell, he’s gonna say it makes a difference if it goes through the attic. Versus another space and did they run the wire on the face of the joist or bore holes in the joist. Nothing I’ve written in this paragraph will make any difference and sound.

He wants to use a plug a decent size load into these new wires for 48 hours. What are you supposed to do plug in a couple microwave ovens and let them run for 48 hours? I’m really sorry but none of this makes any sense. White possibly could the amount of spaces that are empty in the panel have anything to do with anything?

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