Help with outlet / powerstrip question


I am about to replace my wall outlet with a Hubble outlet. I need to plug in several pieces of equipment (Amp, Pro, DVD, TV, HDTV Tuner, VCR and Tivo) and do not have but 2 outlets. How should things be hooked up? I have a low end Panamax (PM8DBS3) power strip that I have been using.

Should I put in two Hubble outlets? That would give me 4 items to plug into.

Should I keep everything in that and plug it into the wall outlet?

I also use an APC UPS for my Tivo. Does that need to go into a different wall outlet or can it plug into the same wall outlet as the Panamax?

Thanks for the advice.
agenttaylor

Showing 1 response by steuspeed

For the best sound plug your amp direct in the wall. Your other components will benefit from "line conditioning" which you don't have. You can experiment with different components like DVD or processor if you have an extra outlet that you can by-pass the Panamax. It probably won't make that much difference. It could be worse if digital hash from these components back feeds through the amp.

In the ideal system you would have separate circuits for amp, analog and digital etc... You don't, so it's ok if you plug your UPS and panamax in the same duplex/quadplex.

Keep in mind, inexpensive gear can sometimes benifit more from line conditioning and isolation because they have cheap power supplies and regulation.