You are correct that you can introduce noise back in. Generally, you would like to separate digital from other equipment. With only one outlet, I'd suggest plugging your preamp and amp into it (along with your fm tuner if you have one). Keep the digital equipment (including any video equipment like TV's or cable boxes) on other separate outlets. If you have some extra cash, you might want to research power filters for that digital equipment. Actually, that's also not a bad idea for the preamp either.
How many components to attach to one outlet?
Is there a rule of thumb for this?
Of course in a perfect world - like Albert Porter's - one would have a dedicated line for each component (in another thread Albert said that he had 14 dedicated lines installed! Go Albert!). Well right now I have just one dedicated line installed, and I am wondering what is the best way to maximize its' potential: Branch every audio component off of that one line, which at a minimum is amplifier, preamp, and source (which in my case is a computer), and risk having those components introduce noise back into each other, or maximize that one line by having the most potentially improved/sensitive component (amplifier maybe?) be attached solely to it and let the other components drink from a dirty, non-dedicated line?
Thanks in advance all!
Of course in a perfect world - like Albert Porter's - one would have a dedicated line for each component (in another thread Albert said that he had 14 dedicated lines installed! Go Albert!). Well right now I have just one dedicated line installed, and I am wondering what is the best way to maximize its' potential: Branch every audio component off of that one line, which at a minimum is amplifier, preamp, and source (which in my case is a computer), and risk having those components introduce noise back into each other, or maximize that one line by having the most potentially improved/sensitive component (amplifier maybe?) be attached solely to it and let the other components drink from a dirty, non-dedicated line?
Thanks in advance all!
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