Can I run my Amp from a Line Conditioner?


HELLO GROUP, I HAVE A SUNFIRE CINEMA GRAND AMP AND A MONSTER HTS-5000 LINE CONDITIONER, DOES THIS LIMIT MY AMP? I ALREADY HAVE A 65" PROJECTION UNIT AND VCR,DVD,SAT,HARMAN RECEIVER AND HARMAN AMP,A COOLING FAN AND 2 40 WATT LITES FOR THE STEREO CABINETS PLUGGED INTO THIS.ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. ALSO I HAVE A SEPERATE 100 AMP ALL COPPER SERVICE ENTRANCE DEDICATED TO THIS AUDIO ROOM. THANKS,RICK
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Showing 1 response by stehno

If it were me, I would not. Your amp would be considered a bit of a high powered amp.

It looks as though you have plenty of AC power going into the room. But here's why I would not.

Last year I had two dedicated lines. One for my digital source and one for my high powered amp and my pre. Sounded great.

I installed a third dedicated line and put the pre on that one.

The amp just came alive with dynamics. Even at low volumes there was a tremendous improvement with the dynamic headroom. Lows are low and loud passages can now almost make me jump out of my seat at times.

Turns out that the pre, which consumes only 36 watts of power, was apparently just enough to choke the amp.

With so much stuff you have plugged into the Monster, I would look for alternatives such as a dedicated power conditioner just for the amp. Or at least run some different tests. You have that 100 amp service panel dedicated to the room. I'd take full advantage of that.

Good going by the way.

-IMO