Dedicated circuits? Bldng a new house. Help.

Next pay the extra $$ and have copper wire installed from the electric meter to the main electrical panel, not aluminum. The utility companies wire to the meter will be aluminum, nothing you can do about that.

The utility companies wire to the meter socket will be aluminum, nothing you can do about that.

This would be for an underground service hook up. If the service will be fed overhead have the electrical contractor install copper wire for the service drop also to feed the meter socket. Again the utility company's feed from the pole to the weather head will be aluminum.

do two four gang outlets 20 amps each and that will do it.

LISTEN CAREFULLY!!!!DO NOT PUT THE DEDICATED BREAKERS FOR THESE OUTLETS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF YOUR ELECTRIC PANEL!!THIS CAN CAUSE A PHASE PROBLEM WHICH YOU WOULD NEVER TRACE!
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR CIRCUITS ON SAME SIDE. ODD OR EVEN.
JUST GIVE THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR ELECTRICIAN, HE WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. ALSO YOU COULD BUY SOME HIGH END OUTLETS FROM TRANSPARENT OR ANY GOOD COMPANY. RUNNING LARGER GAGE WIRE TO YOUR OUTLETS COULD ALSO HELP...

ENJOY!!

If you have not started the wiring yet, the first thing you need to do is spec the main electrical panel to be Square D QO. The Square D QO panel has copper plated buss not aluminum as many have. Make sure it is not the Square D home Line brand, it has aluminum buss.

Next pay the extra $$ and have copper wire installed from the electric meter to the main electrical panel, not aluminum. The utility companies wire to the meter will be aluminum, nothing you can do about that.

How far will your audio room be from the main electrical panel? Approximate, don't forget to figure up and down. If the length are approaching 70 ft or more you may want to consider a sub panel closer to your equipment.

As for the number of branch circuits Walkelin pretty much covered it in his post. Cheaper now than later down the road.

Rushrx,
what linn gear do you have? as a fellow linnie i may be able to share specific experiences with you, or vice versa

I can tell you what I did:

Home theatre: 2 dedicated 20A circuits wired w/ 10 ga. one for digital components i.e. player, processor and one for TV and amplifiers.

Audio Room: same as above one for front end components and another for amplifiers

All these circuits are terminated in PS Audio Power Ports and everything goes through Shunyata Hydras using Ananconda power cords.

IMHO you may consider a separate circuit for each amp, one for digital, and one for analog. That leaves your other components. When I built my room I started with four (4) 20 amp circuits using the wattgate 381 plugs which are pricey but worth it. I put them all in one gang box which I wouldn't do again because it tends to bring all your cables to one area making it a wiring mess. If you want to play it safe and cover your self for future requirements I would suggest six (6) 20 amp circuits in three (3) separate gang boxes spaced across your wall, that would give you enough power to cover all your present and future needs. As far as your Tice, it depends on if it has filters to separate the diferent types of devices that you listed. It seems everyone recommends plugging amps into separate circuits because of the power draw, that is what I do keeping my digital / analog on a separate circuit. You will have to be the judge, balaning protecting your equipment with what sounds the best. When you have dedicated clean power you usually don't need conditioners it depends on how clean your source is coming into the home.I was told by the local audio shop to make sure the electrician puts all the circuits on the same leg or side in your panel. Hope this helps as I am not a electrian.