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Cryongenically treated in-wall AC power wire

I have a high end sound system and am building a new house.  I would like to have a dedicated electrical line installed for my system, to run from the electrical outlets in my music room to the breaker box.  The builder asked me how long I wanted the wire to be, which runs from the outlets to the breaker box.  I have no idea.  I could place it as close as several feet or much longer.  The wire is $20/foot.  So, here are my questions:

1.  If you want to install a dedicated electrical line for your sound system how close should the electrical outlets be to the breaker box, or does it make a difference?  In other words, is there a minimum length of cryogenically treated wire that I will want in the wall stretching from the outlets to the fuse box?

2.  I assume that using cryogenically treated wire and electrical outlets will reduce noise.  Does anyone have any experience with cryogenically treated wire?

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audiobb
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 I tried to cryo one of my DIY power cables to see what happens to the sound.
After burning-in, I opted out of cryo treating my reference cables.
It made the sound more lean and dry, less full.
One more note - I found that the longer the power cable is, the more of its "sound" is present in the system. That can be good or bad.
If you have very fast-detailed-silver sounding power cable, 1 meter will influence the sound in that way more than 0.5 m of it.
I would bet that the same applies for the power line in the wall.
I have dedicated power lines in my system (8), and they are on a separate breaker box.
So my apartment has 2 breaker boxes - 1 audio and 1 for everything else.
I kept the wires at minimum required length, which is still several meters.
Each line has electric filter installed before the outlet.

I think the investment in AC pays off in the final sound.

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