if you have a 50amp open circuit, why not run 220v to the room. split from that the 110 sides and everything has the same length ground run. i did that when i remodeled this 1930's house...for the washer/dryer, tho..not the stereo..the previous owner had already built the a/v room and put in plenty of outlets that all lead back to the breaker box at about the same distance. i was using a conditioner but then i went and bought a big ol alchemy dual mono block. i still like to use the conditioner on the video, tho. i'm an engineer but didn't expect that kind of a difference in the picture! some of the newer designs are really really good at what they do...and they also protect your investments. one on the puter is necessary! at work we have walls of em and can run massive amounts of equipment for over an hour if the power company blacks out on us. of course at the mother-ship a few miles away, we use HUGE generators. the phone company uses HUGE batteries that kick on automatically till the generator (or turbine) auto kicks in. the batteries have to be able to run for 8 hours and be able to power the entire phone building. quite cool...i put in bunches of em at microwave sites all over da south. wish i coulda snuck one home! my boss has a 10k,super quiet honda that kicks on at his house if power goes out there. another guy i work with has a 4 or 6k that he dedicated to heat and air and frig and tv and such. i am planning on doing that to my next place soon as this one sells. probably will get a six to power the system and frig..maybe the heat, too. it's really worth it. you can do it cheaper with a manual changeover switch or go for the bucks and have it auto change.


[This message has been edited by thigg (edited February 22, 2003).]