Dedicated power and outlets


I'm having a room addition built and will house my audio gear there. I was thinking of dedicating a circuit to just my equipment which consists of amp, pre amp, cd player, and laptop I use to play lossless digital files- my main source.

Will also set-up a home theater separately, but not really concerned about it cause I don't watch many movies or TV other than sports.

Mainly want to insure optimum sound quality at a reasonable price.

What should I use in terms of outlet(s), cabling from circuit box(which is about 3 feet away from where I will hook-up) or whatever else would seem appropriate? I'm not looking for super high end, just something that would make sense since the situation presents itself to "do it right".

Thanks for any input.
jamesk58

Showing 1 response by metralla

Easy test. It will take 10 minutes.

Unplug the preamp from that Belkin power strip and plug preamp and power amp into separate outlets - don't plug the power amp into the switched socket on the preamp. Unplug the power strip from the unswitched socket and plug your CD player into a 3rd outlet - use an extension cord if you can't reach.

Report back. I would be super surprised if you don't notice a decent improvement.

Regards,