What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines?

See?  Tons of opposing but well-informed opinions whenever this topic comes up!  So weird that gauge of wire could be such a polarizing topic.

There are so many variables that I’m not sure the physics can fully inform the nature of sonic effects of gear.  For certain cabling, including power cords, I can blindly identify which cable is connected when comparing between two cables.  And more expensive doesn’t mean better.  I recently discovered that the generic USB cable that came with my USB reclocker sounds better than the AudioQuest Diamond USB - go figure (AQ Diamond sounds better when connecting my streamer directly to the DAC and bypassing my reclocker however). Didn’t mean for this thread to go down that path, but oh well!

Again, it’s not as if it’s a big cost to get my electrician to go to 10AWG, so if I’m going through all this trouble, that relatively tiny cost in case it does help is definitely worth it.  Peace of mind.  Boy people seem to be passionate about shooting down any need for 10 AWG!  I wonder why that is.
 

Again, it’s not as if it’s a big cost to get my electrician to go to 10AWG, so if I’m going through all this trouble, that relatively tiny cost in case it does help is definitely worth it.  Peace of mind.  Boy people seem to be passionate about shooting down any need for 10 AWG!  I wonder why that is.

I agree!

@nyev 

as i said before, i got a 10-2 dedicated 20 amp line using atkore 10-2 cable. It is very well made cable steel sheathed. 750 for 250 foot line. They only sell in 250 feet. I have 125 left. I also run my best power cable from the dedicated outlet to my QB8 ( that cable is extremely important). Then every component plugs into the qb8. Its really not hard. It yielded great results. Everything was to code. I just followed the advice of someone who sets up systems all over the world and at high end audio shows. He just set up a huge room in Munich. Pretty sure he knows what he is talking about.

@dancarlson10 , that is great that your QB-8 approach worked so well for you. I am really hoping that approach will work for me.  AC line conditions and other variables (like how many houses are serviced by a public transformer) will vary from house to house and system to system, so what works best for you may not work for me.  I’d say if I’m lucky I will arrive at your solution, since the QB8 will have the least coloration of the sound vs conditioners.

Nordost told me that you can’t even judge a particular conditioner’s effect or lack of effect on tonal balance as a generalization, because the effect on tonal balance, if any, is entirely system dependent.  So what works for one person may not work for another, given all the variables.