It is on a 20 amp breaker. Does anyone know of an audiophile breaker switch?
Upgrading power system
Since I already have components and speakers that I love, I try to make an improvement every year with something or another. Last year I bought Magnarisers for My Maggie 3.7's. Nice improvement. Immediate difference. The year before was power cables and conditioner, all Shunyata. And I always wondered why there was little if any improvement. A couple audiophiles said to replace the wall outlet. So I thought about it for years before buying a JPS labs audiophile hospital grade outlet. After removing the original outlet, I compared them. No comparison at all, the JPS weighed almost twice as much and the metal was better quality as well. The JPS was 2o amps and the original was 15. Would I hear the difference? It took all of one minute. Best $150 I ever spent. I was skeptical until I heard the difference, mostly clearer and more pronounced highs and well defined low end. Anybody else have this experience?
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@vonhelmholtz I do understand the concept. I really bought the Venom so I could plug in all my stuff into the dedicated line. It did not increase performance or hinder it either. The improvement in SQ came with the new 20 amp outlet. Speaking of noise in the line, for those who grew up in the 60,s, remember you couldn't watch TV or play records when Mom was vaccuuming? Now THAT was noise. Vaccuums motors were not double insulated then. |
I would have to guess that there is heavier gauge metal in the signal path of the outlet itself. The fuse in the breaker box is 20 amp rated and that is the only fuse in the power line. I need to feed a 250 wpc amp and a 1000 watt sub, and source components from this line. Somebody running less than that might not notice as much of an improvement. |