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Question about electrical outlets

I have a pretty basic headphone based system - headphone amp, digital and analog sources. There are six components total which need to be plugged in. Currently I have all 6 plugged into a Wiremold power strip which is plugged directly into a outlet.

If I were to separate my components, say digital into one power strip and analog into another strip and then plug both strips into the SAME outlet would there be any electrical "isolation" achieved by separating the components this way? I don't currently have a second decent power strip to try so I wanted to get some feedback before buying another one.

Thanks in advance for any insight!
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gvasale
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Hold on to your hats now. Output devices & other systems have been suffereing for years for lack of "star" interconnectivity. Sorry. Thats like believing that the holes on the blades of electric plugs are to let the electricity in. All electric panels are parallel distribution.
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gvasale
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Willie, If you look at the big picture, you'll see that buss bars & every single or multiple outlets are still wired in parallel, as are the feeds from the
"light poles" so you just can't ever get away from a parallel connection. Are some buss bars better than others?

For sure. Is a buss bar made out of a 1/4" square bars going to show an improbement? I tend to doubt it, unless you system draws 100 amps at idle (just guessing at the capacity of a 1/4" square bar.) I bet someone here would know that one would safely carry.
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