Dedicated line question

You want a dedicated line for separation and less influence of nasty equipment to your system. You also get less contact resistance. If your dedicated line is shielded of (better) starquad wired you also get less antenna effect and less inductance on your line. Combine this with a star wired distribution block, and some nice power cables (Puritan for example) Your system can now pull, "cleaner", current more effectively. The power supplies have an easier time converting AC/DC. Voila, better sound.

Tantejuut, where did you get this knowledge from?

A combination of 35+ years of audiophilitis, learning from other respectful audiophiles & manufactures (skipping the as^&(^&*es and knowitalls), EE degree, experimenting/DIY & common sense. 

My apologies Ray, I didn’t get the part where I insulted you. The part "learning from other respectful audiophiles & manufactures (skipping the as^&(^&*es and knowitalls)" is a more general complaint about hate trigger jerk offs in this hobby. I just wrote where I got my experience from. Please don’t get to personal.

Starquad works by magnetic rejection of external fields (self shielding). A good explanation can be found here:

https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-whats-special-about-star-quad-cable

The cable salad behind your rack is one big source of external fields. Starquad for low level connections is a must IMO. But it also works on power lines. Some people think it is only useful for long runs and strong external fields, but our systems can reach -90 db easily (at least when you measure it on the test bench). So every step in noise reduction can be heard. (blacker background, tighter/deeper bass, less haze). My starquad power line is hardwired directly from the breaker box to my distribution block, skipping connector junctions where possible. Then I use starquad power cabling to my system components. If I can’t use starquad (like UTP/SPDIF) I use double screened cable.

Keep safe and healthy. Juut