My electrician retired and referred me to a Master Electrician that works the panels on nuke submarines at nearby Bath Iron works. He seems generally interested in my audiophile pursuits. I had already upgraded to dedicated 10ga wires to the sound studio, however, he reworked the single panel, keeping the larger draw appliances "away" from the music lines in, on the opposite side of the panel. Subsequently, I have upgraded the outlet, cover and male ends of my plugs to Furutech top tier products, with justifiable success. I unplug my gear during storms and trips away, and love the "grip" used by the outlets. They are smooth and firm by design, unlike the vice grip of hospital grade outlets that can actually reduce contact over time. Also, a reminder...I trip the main power circuit breaker and the individual circuits every 6 months or so to keep everything optimum. So it goes...More Peace, Pinthrift
AC Dedicated Line
Hello guys
I will run three (3) dedicated AC power lines: one for my stereo system (power amp, preamp, DAC, etc) and two for my stereo subwoofers (one line for each one).
These three circuits will be connected directly to the main AC board of the Electrical Comany wich provides me the service right at my door.
They will all share the same ground cable, wich I will connect to a dedicated ground bar, but I would like your opinion about sharing the "same neutral line" on these circuits. Could it affect the sound quality?
If I have to send three different neutral cables, one for each circuit, I will need more cable to run through the house and it will be more expensive and complicated.
Please I would appreciate responses with real experiences. I don't want to start a technical discussion. I know at the end, in the main board, they all will share the same neutral line, so electrically it should be the same, but in this crazy audio world who knows for sure if soundwise it will be the same....
PS: by the way, I will run 4 or 6 mm2 cables (I guess about 11 to 9 AWG on the US scale). Here in Argentina we measure cables by square millimitres.
I will run three (3) dedicated AC power lines: one for my stereo system (power amp, preamp, DAC, etc) and two for my stereo subwoofers (one line for each one).
These three circuits will be connected directly to the main AC board of the Electrical Comany wich provides me the service right at my door.
They will all share the same ground cable, wich I will connect to a dedicated ground bar, but I would like your opinion about sharing the "same neutral line" on these circuits. Could it affect the sound quality?
If I have to send three different neutral cables, one for each circuit, I will need more cable to run through the house and it will be more expensive and complicated.
Please I would appreciate responses with real experiences. I don't want to start a technical discussion. I know at the end, in the main board, they all will share the same neutral line, so electrically it should be the same, but in this crazy audio world who knows for sure if soundwise it will be the same....
PS: by the way, I will run 4 or 6 mm2 cables (I guess about 11 to 9 AWG on the US scale). Here in Argentina we measure cables by square millimitres.