Power cords to the same outlet

The Rogue will sound better with new AC cords.The stock ones like all stock ac cords are average.

You have to be careful when it comes to breaking your system up onto different outlets. Unless all of the outlets are on the same circuit breaker or fuse, you can easily run into ground loops, higher noise floors, etc... I found this out the hard way when i went to some mono-blocks in my computer room system last year. Due to their location, i had to use two different outlets. While i could never put my finger on it, the system just never sounded right after that. As it turns out, I had a low level buzz coming throughout the whole system that was hardly noticeable due to all of the ambient noise in the room ( air cleaner, ionizer, etc..) Once i got the plug situation straightened out, it sounded far superior and i had to wonder how i had been listening to it like that for so long. Besides having to worry about ground loops, make sure that the outlets are wired in phase with each other. I've had outlets that were wired backwards from one another and that made a big difference, especially on the phono stage. TONS more noise due to the high gain. Sean
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HI Sean. Can you help with what instrament/and the "how to" to check phase? I am doing maybe the unthinkable. I take a 3 wire 220 air conditioner circuit( 2 20 amp breakers joined in the box) black and white are both hot/the bare copper,being the neutral. A black and the bare copper being one outlet. The white and the same copper being another outlet.I have been doing this for 7/8years.-----But,how to tell;are they phase?

I tend to agree with Sean that - apart from separating digital from analogue - you are best to use a single outlet for all your components. This gives you a star earth with least resistance, provided you have a good earth from wall socket to ground. But the other posts above bring up points that are relevant too.

As Sean notes above there are potential problems to adding additional supply lines to your system, and is why I always advocate simulating a proposed additional line(s) setup for those who need/or want to try. There's even more potential problems with AGG's setup.

For starters it violates the National Electric Code which requires seperate a neutral (white) wire to the neutral side and seperate ground (usually bare or green) to the ground connection of a 115 volt outlet. The reason for this is to avoid the dangerous potential of a floating ground.

AGG, if your lines breaker is a double wide unit with a common lever, the two lines are most likely out of phase with each other. That's the normal way to get 230 volts in a common residential system. Don't even think of putting one of these lines on a different breaker (to create a common phase supply). You risk creating an extremely dangerous situation where 40 amps can travel thru a very undersized wire.

Like other posters to power related postings on this site: If you are not clear of the code requirements for a safe installation. Hire a licensed electrician for his knowledge.