Designer in wall wiring - worth it?

Any special wire from the breaker box to the outlets? Yes: For dedicated audio lines I would go with Type MC Galvanized Steel Metal Clad Cable 10 AWG with solid copper core conductors and insulated ground. It has better EMI and EF shielding versus aluminum armor or NM cable. 😎

Mike

Has anyone tried the Audience cable or other "designer" AC cabling? 

No!

@pindac +1

All Forums are created with a fabric, where there are certain weavers of threads, that are just plain BS and very hazardous as information. 

Such information being put forward results in ’Illusory Truth Effect’ and the hazardous content becomes the norm for discussion.

Administration should do a lot more to protect the homes of their forum members, other than removing posts that might have different words to describe a ’POO’.

For the record, I want the OP, if they so desire, to achieve the very best Power Supply for their audio devices that they can. But, But, But it keeps their home clear from being a Claim Denial or Voided Policy.

If the OP has a wife and family or partner and family, maybe they could be made privy to this thread and pass on their thoughts via the OP.  

@zlone  "...it got me thinking it would not be crazy money to try the Audience in-wall shielded 10 gauge cable."

We don't know what kind of power amp(s) you are using, but 12AWG is usually fine, especially for short runs. In your living environment, chances are whatever noise exists in the mains is already present, being contributed by internal sources (e.g. LED dimmers).

There are two phases or "legs" that bring power to your breaker box. Best noise management requires multiple outlets to be wired to the same phase in the panel. If unsure, one will need to look at the panel buss internal layout to check.

As for a matching 20A outlet, the Leviton 16362 industrial grade series provides heavy 1mm brass triple-wipe contacts, interior aesthetics, and a UL rating for $20-25 USD.

Thanks for the comments. Point taken @pindac, the Audience wire is rated C3, which is technically, and probably code-wise, not a replacement for standard romex. 300v vs 600v. Just an idea at this point and was curious if anyone had tried it.

@ted_b Thanks for the comment. Both lines are on the same leg of my box, and I am using Furutech outlets, so I have those bases covered. I am using a PS Audio P15 to clean things up, so I am not too worried about noise. My amp is Audionet, and I have recently plugged it back into the P15 instead of the wall due to some ground potential imbalance between it and my preamp. That’s another story.