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Dedicated power circuit

I am new to high-end audio and basically a skeptic. I never would have believed that cables and interconnects could make a significant difference in the sound of a system. After one year of experimenting, I have seen that the right cables can make a huge sonic difference.

My small system (Plinius 8150, Creek CD-43, B&W Matrix 803, Harmonic Tech Truthlinks and Pro-9s, Powersnake Black Mamba and JPS Digital PC). The system is connected to a 15 amp circuit that is not used by any other loads (although other outlets, etc. are on the circuit). I am using a Hubbell hospital-grade outlet.

I'm considering installing a dedicated 20 amp circuit.

My questions: Is this an important upgrade? If so, is there a special romex-type cable that I should use for the 60' run to my main panel?

Thanks for your advice.
Joel
joeldoss
42659
77 posts
 
A few of you have asked so hear is the parr # for stormproducts. #WG1037-9. This is UL1180 10 guage 37 strands of silver plated copper. This is what the powersnake man uses to make his expensive chords. He told me this about 1 year ago. I bought 250 feet of wire in Jan 2000 for $270. Its the best I know of. John
evo845
70 posts
 
All the above are correct and well do wonders for your system. One more thing ,use fuses they are sonically better and well give you a much better result than switches.
steve
talmadge3
29 posts
 
42659, can you tell us more about how you terminated the Storm Products wire? I'm curious how you arrange 37 strands between hot, neutral, and ground. Thanks.
audio_al
3 posts
 
I've been following this thread because I want to install a dedicated circuit also. I'm not 100% sure but I think that you need three separate runs of the cable that 42659 is talking about. One 10 gage run for hot, one for neutral and one to ground.
evo845
70 posts
 
WHEN I first did a dedicated lines they were 12g. solid to 20 amp. switches, at the ic end they were pigy backed to the 2nd ic.Reading other post here on audiogon I changed the whole thing with stagering results and to any considering this should start off the correct way .
Seperate box with ceramic fuses, use the 35 amp they are bigger and well handle monoblocks. I chose 8g braided 3lines one for hot,nueteral and ground since i have 2 ic i have 6 lines this is dedicated, don,t let your electician pigy back,.
I think garfish brightness is due to switches ,fuses well be consideribly smoother, a lesson learned the hard way
10 g is minnimum for dedicated lines
steve
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