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Question of power

I currently have 3 dedicated 20amp lines to power my system.  2 seven-channel amps have dedicated lines as required by the manufacturer and the prepro and sources are plugged into a Panamax 5300 PM on the third.  I’m looking to move the equipment to a different part of my basement and am curious would an Audioquest Niagara 7000 or PS AUDIO P10 powerplant cover me off for everything if it had its own dedicated line?  Would likely be a lot less mess and maybe about the same cost than having to rerun electrical.   
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erik_squires
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And yes, some of these regenerators have some storage built in. I avoid them for amps, just as a matter of return on investment. I'd rather have them keep the power to the DAC and processors clean 
erik_squires
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Well, depends how much money you have to burn. I would recommend something more like a Furman with LiFT for the amps, and power regenerators for the rest. 

So imagining they are class A/AB amplifiers I don't see you ever listening to more than 500 watts at a time without hearing loss. :) So you should be fine. 
erik_squires
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Depends on your idle and maximum power draws, but no power conditioner can put out more power than the outlet has (except for very short periods of time). 

Why do you use 14 channels of amplification? And what amps are you using? 

Best,

Erik
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