Dedicated circuit's' ? or one dedicated circuit?


Hello all, I am building a new dedicated sound room and I am trying to figure out if I should run several seperate dedicated circuits or run one dedicated 30 amp circuit to one outlet. Then run a power distribution strip (Furutech, Oyaide) from that single dedicated outlet. I would then plug all my components into the strip. 30 amps should be plenty to supply all of my components. My main goal/idea behind this layout is to keep it simple and to optimize the grounding. I know most people run a bunch of seperate dedicated lines, but I have talked to several very knowledgeable audio folks that say to run all components from one circuit. The problem, I would think, is finding audio grade outlets, plugs, connectors. I suppose the strip would have to have all 30 amp receptacles? and, of course, all of the power cords would have to have 30 amp male plugs? I don't know? Is this possible to do?

Does anyone have any input on this?

Appreciate all responses
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Showing 1 response by sufentanil

30 ampere outlets require very special 30A plugs. They're not common to see on typical audio equipment. I would use 20A circuits with 20A outlets; they are backward-compatible with 15A gear.

As to whether you should wire multiple ones, just keep in mind that different circuits might have a slightly different ground potential, and hence cause a ground loop (hum).

Michael