Connect 3 High Current Amps to a Power Conditioner


I have 2 amplifiers, 1 for my mains and 1 for my center. I also have a powered subwoofer. I am planning to buy a panamax pc with 2 high current outlets + 4 isolated + 5 balanced filtered outputs. Here is verbiage from a review about the high current outlets: "Here the power is only limited by the main 15 amp circuit breaker and other protection circuitry maximizing the instantaneous current needed by the high current amplifiers found in today's home theaters."

I am trying to figure out how I can connect my 3 high current devices to the pc.

main amp: Acurus a250
center amp: Adcom gfa-555ii
Sub: Polk DSW pro 400

Can I connect my main amp and center amp in parallel using a surge strip into one of the high current outlets ? Or is it best to connect sub directly into another outlet in the room and use the 2 high currents for my amps ?

Some addl info:
* I will be using the system mainly for movies.
* I do not have (nor have the expertize/resources to do) any special electrical work done in my media room.

Thx
jengospawn

Showing 1 response by jengospawn

Thanks all for the wonderful and detailed feedback. I have a lot of fun homework ahead for trying out these different combos laid out. I also realise that the ideal is to have dedicated branch circuits for the amps. A little consolation is that I have a small-medium room with 8 ohm mains. So I wont be powering these guys all the way up and therefore am looking for more clarity in the system.

My 2 fronts speakers have power rating of 250watts (center 200watts) and my thought process is given that resistance and current are inversely proportional (P=IR), I guess I wont draw too much current given that I dont crank up the speakers too high. I am new to all this so what I am saying could be completely wrong.

Also the manual from the adcom does have the following:
It is not recommended that you connect the GFA-555ii into a branch circuit on which other appliances are used. Since conventional household branch circuits are often limited to 15 amps, when the gfa-555ii is used in conjunction with other appliances on the circuit, you may find the current available for the amp is insufficient; particularly in systems using very low-impedance, highly reactive loudspeakers

I will try out the sub plugged in to the outlet with the amps in the PC and report on the quality/impact. Also, as FYI, the PC I am using the panamax 5500 with AC regenerator.