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dedicated power line for audio equipment

Hello,
I am in the process of building a new house. I was wondering if any of you have installed a dedicated powerline for your audio equipment. If you have, what type of line is it? would it need to be a 30amp line? Thanks in advance...

Andy
andyprice44
winoguy17
1,117 posts
 
30 amp is overkill, and could even be dangerous. Dedicated 20A lines are usually more than adequate in most circumstances IMO.
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czbbcl
1,752 posts
 
I ran (2) dedicated 20 amp lines and used 10/2 Romex.

Chuck
bryoncunningham
890 posts
 
It's a good idea. There's lots of useful information about this topic in the archives.

For my dedicated line, I recently changed from standard 12 gauge Romex to VH Audio's 10 gauge cryo'd Romex, and it sounds better, IMO.

Bryon
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lowrider57
5,417 posts
 
Yes, 20 amp dedicated line. Some people with monoblocks run (2)20 amps lines, one per amp and then split off these lines for the rest of their gear.
bryoncunningham
890 posts
 
Btw, I meant that running dedicated lines is a good idea, not running a 30 amp line.

bc
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