How many dedicated lines are enough?

Levy03 give me a call,

I just put in 10 dedicated lines myself. Got the directions off of that internet....Wait what was that noise????..... I smell smoke!!!! Gotta Run! :>)

I agree with the general idea of "The more, the better". It's now common knowledge that you'll be separating digital from the rest but as others here have mentioned, giving amps their own line separate from pre-amp and other components allows high-current demands to have their own "Source-way" without interfering with all else. Also like some others I managed to create a separate sub-panel for audio use only where I have a total of 7 dedicated 20 amp lines for all audio equipment plus an additional 3 dedicated 15 amp lines for lighting, HVAC,ceiling fans, etc...anything not "component active". Plenty of fresh, clean power is always a good thing, of course! Good luck with your system.

As some have said,definately can't have enough.
I started with one 240v dedicated with 4X15a dedicated lines
running thru a sub panel.
Now I have added another 240 dedicated plus a dedicated 20a line for my sub.
Now I think I need another dedicated 20a for the otherside of the room.
Both 240 lines feed my Torus(s)60a+20a.60a in the front sidewall and the 20a in the back wall with the subpanel.
Didn't think I'd need more than 10 outlets on the Torus,
but I did.
If you ever imagine having more gear than you do now,then I'd definately make room for more dedicated lines cause you
never know

Hrrmm, three dedicated lines? I thought I was good to go with two dedicated 20amp lines. One for front end only and the other for just the Amp. I guess I never considered further subdividing the current config. Damn, always one step behind I am.

My only problem with putting in another line is that I think my setup sounds better when plugged into my two pricey power conditioners. This new configuration would force me to purchase a third pricy power conditioner and cord to go with it.

For those who went from 2 lines to 3 or more, would you say there was $4k worth of benefit gained in SQ while doing so?

Well I can say that running a third line for the amp was the way to go in my case, and I don't need another power conditioner to plug the amp in.

And I am a big proponent of power conditioners and also used a couple of Furman balanced power units.Sold the IT20 kept the 15 for my separate HT system.

I was running my amp on a separate dedicated line into a Hydra 2.
Everythingelse was into a Hydra 8 on the second dedicated line.

There was a noticeable improvement in sound when I took the cd player out of the Hydra 8,and switched positions with the power amp now going into the Hydra 8, the cd player into the Hydra 2 and the other line.

I know, sounds like musical chairs, but really that's what it is.

The sound was better this way, and for me, I felt a two watt amp wouldn't suffer by being put on the same line and into the Hydra 8.

Then on a whim on a rainy day, I decided to try isolating the 2 watt amp on its own 20 amp line.

Lots of folks would scoff at that idea, and call it overkill.
I was pretty much in that camp, until I actually tried it.

Yes the sound of the whole system improved again.
The sound now has more focus, less opaque, and more bounce, but it's easier to describe it as just better.
And yet I thought it was better before the last change.

And that proves the point that until you try something, you'll never really know if it will work or not.

No matter how much you think it just won't make difference, until you do the heavey lifting, it's just speculation and not based on anything but beliefs.

A lot of beliefs can be built up or torn down when you stop thinking and start doing.