@cueball9
Thanks for finally mentioning protection in the event of a power surge! I wondered when it would come up. The power in my area is fairly unreliable and goes completely out several times a year minimum. It’s so bad that I installed a whole house generator last fall. I’m concerned about frying my system as a result.
I am sold on the idea of installing dedicated power runs to the system after the many mentions and recommendations for that. As my system is in a basement man cave, the main panel is just a short distance away. It would be cheap insurance. I have a good friend that is a professional electrician who has worked on my house several times too. I will get right on that one.
And lastly, the McIntosh MPC1500 is not an inexpensive unit. It was $5,000 back in 2009 when I bought the whole system. I think it’s around $7,000 now! The comment was made that you get what you pay for. I would like to think that what I got is pretty good. And also mentioned is the synergy with all the other Mac gear. But I will contact McIntosh for peace mind.
Again, many thanks to all for your guidance.