I hear ya Craig, but I only had a 30 ' run from the panel and I had over 60' of 10/2 on hand so I dealt with it !
Room Electrical Wiring Question
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I hear ya Craig, but I only had a 30 ' run from the panel and I had over 60' of 10/2 on hand so I dealt with it !
SCAudiophile
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I've used 10/2 in 3 installs. It's a royal PITA but worth it in long run, pun intended (or at least I feel better about it 
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brad225
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When we were renovating our home my wife asked me to please turn the sunroom into my listening room to get the audio equipment out of the living room after putting up with it for 40+ years.
During the construction I told the electrician to run #10 to all of the outlets in the room. He said that was ridiculous and he wouldn't. Next statement was what do you think you are going to do in there?
I told him if I wanted to weld in there that was my business.
He refused again and I fired him. He just stared at me.
It was annoying to find another electrician and bring him up to speed on the entire house and maybe stubborn on my part but, I'm the one paying the bill.
It all worked out. I ran all of the wires and did the install in the listening room with the new electrician so all was fine.
SH55
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I have installed a Gigawatt 16p (made in the USA) circuit breaker in my dedicated electrical 240 circuit. Very cost effective!
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Thanks for all of the comments, much appreciated.
The location of the room in relation to where the electrical comes into the house and where all of the electrical panels are is literally on opposite sides of the house thus 48' apart which sucks. I've decided to have 5 outlets in the room, so just need to have a 5th added and the pre-existing 4 all upgraded appropriately to code. I suspect it'll be best to get a dedicated new panel for this with 100A capability to supply the 5 x 20A outlets in the room.
The location of the room in relation to where the electrical comes into the house and where all of the electrical panels are is literally on opposite sides of the house thus 48' apart which sucks. I've decided to have 5 outlets in the room, so just need to have a 5th added and the pre-existing 4 all upgraded appropriately to code. I suspect it'll be best to get a dedicated new panel for this with 100A capability to supply the 5 x 20A outlets in the room.
Speedskater
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My air conditioned home has a 100 Amp main panel.
One 20 Amp circuit is all most home hi-fi systems with five 20 Amp wall outlets needs.
One 20 Amp circuit is all most home hi-fi systems with five 20 Amp wall outlets needs.
Not sure what equipment you own, but adding a new panel with 100 amps capability sounds like overkill to me.
You already know your equipment so it is very easy to determine your amperage needs. Rather than overspend on a new panel, you might be able to add a few circuits to your existing panels and put the money in the room (acoustics) and your speakers. Your speakers/room is what makes the most difference.
I have 4 dedicated 20A lines in my music room. Like Craig, all the same length. No hum - ultra quiet.
Also, my brother just built a house here in FL. Like me, he added 4 dedicated 20A lines during the build process to his music room. All the same length - no hum.
Also, my brother just built a house here in FL. Like me, he added 4 dedicated 20A lines during the build process to his music room. All the same length - no hum.
Similar to the others I have 3 dedicated 20A same phase with #10 wire here … makes a difference from the house 15A. Each mono block is on its own dedicated and everything else audio is on the remaining dedicated through a power conditioner. Lamps, network gear, etc is on house power.
W9TR
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Apart from a dedicated line, preferably on a quiet phase, have your electrician position breakers, neutrals, and grounds as close to the entrance service in the panel as possible. This will help prevent noise from other household loads from appearing on your new circuit.