8AWG wire isn't much more expensive than 10AWG - I needed 180' and it only cost $120 more to go from 10AWG to 8AWG. The trick with 8AWG is the only outlet that will natively accept 8AWG is the Furutech GTX-D NCF(R) and those are howlingly expensive. You can pigtail 8AWG down to 10AWG for use with a normal outlet and that is acceptable practice code-wise.
Looking to set up separate circuits for my system
I currently have the following set up:
- Power amplifier-Bryston 4B3 Cubed
- Preamplifier-Conrad Johnson ET7 S2
- Lumin U2 mini streamer with LHY Linear Power supply
- Weiss DAC 204 with a Modwright Linear Power supply
Looking to separate my system from other appliances. In short, not looking to have my system on the same circuit as my refrigerator. I also listened to a 4 minute You Tube Video by Paul McGowan of PS Audio and he recommended that components should be on separate wires not just separate circuit breakers. He also suggested that one can combine certain components together, for example streamer and dac together, preamp and power amp together. Not sure on how to proceed. Yes I will hire an electrician, but I believe that it will be my responsibility to advise him how to proceed. If I have a specific wish list I am sure he can carry out. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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