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Am I limiting current to my amps and sub?

I have the panamax 5400 as a line conditioner for all my gear. Am I "limiting" current to my amps, I.E are my amps starving when I crank it by using this Panamax?

If I bought a high end Surge Suppressor and plugged my amps into it then to the wall, would the amps still be starved?

The reason why I ask is because the sales guys said I was limiting current and I should buy the furman line conditioner as it doesn't limit the current, but supplies current for better loud dynamics.

I just want to bounce that off you guys to see if I was sold on something that I don't really need. I have 30 days to return it.

What I came home with:
http://www.furmansound.com/product.php?div=02&id=ELITE-15PFi

What I have:
http://www.panamax.com/PDF/Datasheets/M5400EX_L550A.pdf

Gear:
3x McIntosh MC501 ( three 500W monoblocks)
Rotel 1098 (1KW amp, 200W x 5ch)
Paradigm Signature Servo 15 subwoofer
(above components are plugged into a regular power strip that goes into the "AMP" outlets of panamax)

Pioneer Elite PRO111FD TV
McIntosh C500t pre-amp
Classe SSP600 Processor
Audio Research DAC7
Pioneer BDP-09FD
Marantz DV9500 Universal Disk Player (SACD)
Motorola Cable Box
15AMP Breaker
joelz

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joelz OP
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Very interesting responses!

I'm still at a loss though. What do I plug my equipment into if I have only 2 outlets (4 plug ins) to the wall?

Can't use powerstrips, the line conditioners I have are no good and the A/c regenerators are out of my budget right now.

Any tips would be appreciated!

p.s, I won't be maxing out all amps at once right now. Most current draw I've seen is 7.6 Amps as read from the Panamax (with Bowers annd wilkins 803d speakers, I was pulling 10.4A w/2 channels and the TV on!)
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