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
First get a electrician who is good with commercial installations. Pull a 100 amp feed and wire it to a Square D commercial panel with a on and off capability (switch or breaker), make sure it has enough circuits (one for each component). Make sure you balance the load between components, which a good electrician should know. Use a 1 inch conduit from panel to receptacle for each dedicated line to each component. From here you can experiment with different wiring techniques, different receptacles, etc. (most important part of the installation).

Like different components in an audio system, so is the difference in electrical components and set up behind your wall, everything makes a difference, and it starts with your electrical.

So if this is the first step one must do to build a stereo or home theater system, unfortunately its only step one of..... At least you started on the right foot, something I and probably everybody else hasn't.

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thanks for the kind replies. I looked into some of the cryo treated wire. That may be a little bit out of my price range. I will probably end up going with 3 - 20amp lines using 10/2 romex. One line for each of my monoblocks and one line for my components that will be plugged into a power conditioner.
Rjtandiamonds and Thf99,
You're right. I had 20-amps for the house with a dedicated line for my system. I just installed 32 amps for the house and this is a huge upgrade for the SQ in my system -- unexpected.