15A vs. 20A circuit

[surveyor]

I have an Outlaw 770 MC amp driving 5 ea. speakers.I have driven 6 before.
The amp is fed from a 15A circuit.
My speakers are as follows:
1.front mains are Precise Acoustic Monitor 10, 88dB eff.
2. center Infinity Beta 360
3. surround L, R Infinity IL-10.
I have played everything from Rock to Classical music and lots of movies etc.,up to -20 dB volume on my Yamaha RX-V2200 Reciever (used as a pre-amp). At that -20 dB level it so loud that I wish to go no higher on the volume!
It has never tripped the 15A breaker feading the amp.
I see no advantage in adding a 20A circuit. I don't think that any reasonable source will ever require All Channels Driven (ACD) simultaneously.
I support Genes' and Company ACD theory as fact.
In closing, I think the need for a 20A circuit would be a waste of my time and effort.

 

[gene]

The only advantage of having a 20A circuit is so you can plug more stuff into it without tripping the breaker as easily. You will not be able to deliver more power to one device such as your amp, but instead have the ability to connect more devices to the same outlet.

 

[surveyor]

The only advantage of having a 20A circuit is so you can plug more stuff into it without tripping the breaker as easily. You will not be able to deliver more power to one device such as your amp, but instead have the ability to connect more devices to the same outlet.

Yes, your correct. I have the amp on it own seperate 15A circuit. thats just the way my living room is wired. I do see the need for you doing all of the equipment test that you do having multiple 20A circuits!
I hope that your ACD publications and efforts concerning ACD test will force manufacturers to quit publishing their bogus ACD results! In fact, that is my only real criticism of Outlaw Audio with reference to my 770 MC amp!