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Amp and preamp on same outlet?

Just how much of a no-no is this? ARC goes as far to print in their manual to say to have the amp and preamp on their own circuit. I live in an apt. and I'm forced to have both plugged into the same outlet. Cords just don't reach....How much sound quality is lost by doing this? It sounds great as is, but is there a major detriment to this? I'm curious.
audiolover718
audiolover718 OP
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Stevecham

You're right. I did plug the preamp into the other circuit and had no improvement, albeit, I did use an extension cord, which did muddy the sound. But the experiment did prove that it's nothing to be worried about. My system sounds terrific.
mesch
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I have been following this post, avoiding comment due to agreement with the early posts suggesting that Audiolover not worry about the situation as “It sounds great as it is”.

However I do not agree that the generated discussion was “Utter nonsense, all of it.” Simply not true.
jea48
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ARC goes as far to print in their manual to say to have the amp and preamp on their own circuit.
Audiolover718

Oh well, so much for ARC's credibility.

Though in their defense it still would be nice to know from what ARC model owners manual the statement is from.
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onhwy61
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If you wanted to set up the preamp and amp in an optimal manner you would have them on separate circuits. You would also have your digital on a separate circuit. The OP is not in a situation where he can do that.

Audiolover718, glad it has worked out well for you. Your punishment has been reduced to publicly wearing a sign stating "I have my amp and preamp on the same circuit."
jea48
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Your punishment has been reduced to publicly wearing a sign stating "I have my amp and preamp on the same circuit."
Onhwy61

I have my preamp and amp plugged into the same 20 amp dedicated branch circuit and the digital on another. Works great for me. To maintain a constant voltage at the receptacle feeding the amp and preamp I chose to use 10-2 W/Grd NM-B cable branch circuit wiring.

As for my responses to this thread, I was trying to justify the reasoning behind the supposedly statement made by ARC in the owner’s manual the OP referred to.

In the case of the OP all that matters is his system sounds good to his ears plugged into a 120V 20 amp convenience outlet branch circuit. He does not have the luxury of finding out if just a new single 20 amp dedicated branch circuit would make a difference in the SQ sound of his system, let alone two.
Jim
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