Dedicated Lines and Wall Boxes

Dbid,

Steel is CONDUCTIVE, plastic is not. That means installing more than one electrical outlet within the wall box (say 2, 3, 4 or 6 gang), grounds are not connected through the walls of the box. If you don't understand why that is bad, there are countless threads here at Audiogon about dedicated lines, dedicated and/or preferential ground and isolated ground.

In addition to that, steel is magnetic and can contribute to the sound. This is why some designers of high end stereo gear use non magnetic chassis parts such as aluminum, copper and carbon fiber.

Albert
Can I sidestep you for a second with a question regarding cover plates?I need a 3 gang BRASS DUPLEX cover plate to replace the existing and damaged one on my Tice Powerblock?Any ideas for a source to buy one?
Thanks
George

George. They should be available, I've seen them at Home Depot.

A quick search using Google I found these,

brass covers

If not exactly what you want, a search or two should find them.

Albertporter:

I would greatly appreciate any comments you could make on my layout. I have an electrician coming next week, and I am not sure where to put the dedicated lines.

Here's a few options:

option #1
option #2
option #3

Thanks!
-Marc

Marc, are you asking about room acoustics so you can place the electrical to match or what?

I am no expert on acoustics. I had a lot of help with my room. I did get one piece of advice that seemed logical and everyone could try at no charge.

While sitting in the preferred seat and speaker placed in ideal spot (I use George Cardas formula) have a helper slide a full length mirror along the wall.

Every place you can see the speaker from your listening chair is a reflection point.

Now granted that does not give you a formula to treat the room, but If your going to place absorptive panels along a wall, they should be in a spot where they stop that first reflection.

As for electrical in general, is the room under construction? If so, I would add as many lines as possible. They are CHEAP when the room is open and a pain in the butt later on.