Thank you, @millercarbon ,
last question (for a while) it was either here or on AA, that I read something to the effect of ’most powered subwoofers have such crappy power that they feed crap back into whatever circuit they are on, and therefore. . . .’ now I apologize for not being able to pull the entire quote from my memory word for word and possibly not in context, but for that reason I had my sub all by itself on one of my three dedicated circuits. But I am now assuming that that statement about a powered sub degrading everything else on the circuit was untrue?
Oh, and on edit
Two, this bugs you and you want to find out whether your lack of hearing any difference is based in reality, or a lack of listening skill.
I am pretty sure I know the answer as well, I am pretty sure it is hearing/listening skill.
But the thing is, for me, I think hearing is kind of like the subconcious. I may not immediately hear something, but it can sound better without me immediately knowing it, except, over a period of time, I begin to realize that I am more gratified than I was in the past . . . which makes critical listning A?Bs difficult for me.
Oh, and on another edit, to one of my earlier questions: ideally I should probably put another outlet inline with whatever I choose for my one dedicated circuit outlet?