What's involved in dedicated lines

Also, I did install some new outlets last year, FIM's, would a dedicated line necessitate using new outlets or can I use the ones I have now by runnning a new dedicated line to it? As you can see my Ph. D. is NOT in electrical engieering!

thanks, but what would the electrician actually need to do? How much do I need in my checking acct?

thanks, esp to you Harry for your thorough response. Viridian, I know that my main panel is not up to code and if and when I sell my home I'd have to replace it. Would changing it from the current fuse setup to breakers improve my stereo/ht even without dedicated lines.

Thanks Ozfly, can the outlets I use now be converted into the dedicated lines by running different cables to them, or do I have to install new, never before existing, outlets agt the end of the deeicated line runs?

I mean can I use the existing junction boxes that house my existing FIM outlets?

I just unscrewed the fuse (20 amp) to see what else was on the line in addition to my stereo/ht. This line controls my kitchen fluorescent light, one outlet used by a cordless phone, and two other overhead lights. Are there degrees as to how negative line sharing is, or is it the more other items on the line the worse it is? or are some items like a refigerator worse to share the line with? Some of my otgher fuses are 15 amp, it's good that my stereo is on a 20 amp line?

In response to your post Steveaudio, I've been in this home 12 years and am not going anywhere in near future so I will look into the changout from fuses to breakers, how will that be better audiophile-wise?
system incl cary preamp, pass x-250 amp, kora hermes dac, modified sony cd/dvd transport, tuner, acurus pre/processor, nad amp for kitchen and patio speakers, b&K 3 channel amp for surround, and tv and vcr and digital cable box. I have a tara labs line conditioner for sources and all equp have upgraded power cords , b&K and pass amps go straight into the fim outlets,

thanks you guys, I do have the old style screw in glass fuses and I know that if I ever sell my home I'd need to convert to circuit breakers. And Steveaudio, your point about the 20 amp fuses was not O/T as that was my question, did a 20 amp fuse mean it's a 20 amp line, I guess not necessarily. What I want to do is get an estimate from an electrician and combine fuses to breakers with the dedicated line, maybe save some money if I do it as a package.

thanks for the heads up shasta, a little melodramatic but thanks