Only 1 double mains wall socket, 10 things to plug in...

[cannibal_ox77]

I am limited to running all my Hifi and AV from one double wall socket; currently the set up has two 6 way extension blocks off each socket used as follows:

- Tacima 6 way extension: Amplifier, cd player, network player, av receiver, blu-ray player (+ one spare)

- Another 6 way extension: TV, PS3, Sky box, Telephone, Router (+ one spare)

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement. It would mean running one extension from the other and having up to 9 units going into a single socket....

Question is, is it safe to run one extension lead off another? Is there any risk to overloading the sockets?

There's plenty of wall sockets in this room, just not in the right place! If I wasn't renting, I would have another double socket installed there.

 

[eggontoast]

A single socket is rated at 13 Amps, you are unlikely to overload it with what you are running. If you do the fuse in the plug will blow so no big deal really.

 

[andyjm]

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement.

The mains block will not make the slightest difference. I would change your reading habits.

 

[Al ears]

A single socket is rated at 13 Amps, you are unlikely to overload it with what you are running. If you do the fuse in the plug will blow so no big deal really.

Especially as you will, I hope, not be running all 10 items at the same time. 🙂

 

[TrevC]

A single socket is rated at 13 Amps, you are unlikely to overload it with what you are running. If you do the fuse in the plug will blow so no big deal really.

Especially as you will, I hope, not be running all 10 items at the same time. 🙂

Even if he does it'll be no problem.

 

[TrevC]

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement.

The mains block will not make the slightest difference. I would change your reading habits.

Indeed. Where do people get these crackpot ideas from?

 

[Covenanter]

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement.

The mains block will not make the slightest difference. I would change your reading habits.

Indeed. Where do people get these crackpot ideas from?

This forum?

Chris

 

[TrevC]

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement.

The mains block will not make the slightest difference. I would change your reading habits.

Indeed. Where do people get these crackpot ideas from?

This forum?

Chris

Where do those that post on the forum get them from?

 

[ifor]

Where do those that post on the forum get them from?

Some get them from a thing called experience!

 

[TrevC]

Where do those that post on the forum get them from?

Some get them from a thing called experience!

Unlikely, in that particular case. They must have imagined it.

 

[BenLaw]

I have read that the Tacima mains blocks can "strangle" an amplifier, so I wanted to try plugging the amp directly into the wall to hear if there's any improvement.

The mains block will not make the slightest difference. I would change your reading habits.

Indeed. Where do people get these crackpot ideas from?

This forum?

Chris

Where do those that post on the forum get them from?

This forum.

 

[cannibal_ox77]

I'm sure it was on here somewhere, a thread about tacima mains blocks in some cases robbing amps of their full potential. I've seen recommendations elsewhere too that amps perform better plugged straight into the wall.

 

[Covenanter]

I'm sure it was on here somewhere, a thread about tacima mains blocks in some cases robbing amps of their full potential. I've seen recommendations elsewhere too that amps perform better plugged straight into the wall.

I've seen a recommendation that suspending your speaker cables on blocks of wood from a particular tree is the best tweak known to mankind.

Chris

 

[eggontoast]

I'm sure it was on here somewhere, a thread about tacima mains blocks in some cases robbing amps of their full potential. I've seen recommendations elsewhere too that amps perform better plugged straight into the wall.

I wouldn't personally use one of those mains conditioners, you don't need to. The clever people that designed the power supply in the amplifier would have put in enough filtering to ensure optimum performance. Just go and get one of these, it will have the same effect as plugging it into the wall and you will then have a free socket !.

 

[robg1976]

The Tacima mains block will Definately not affect you amp. if anything i will improve Bass and increase detail...

As for you socket problems.. Other post probably right.. BUT IF I WAS YOU ONLY USE PRODUCTS (YOUR MAINS BLOCKS FOR THE PURPOSE THEY ARE INTENDED...bETTER SAFE THAN SORRY AFTER A FIRE IM SURE YOUR INSURANCE WOULDNT PAY OUT IF THEY FIND A WALL SOCKET WITH MORE PLUGS THAN ARE RECOMENDED............

 

[TrevC]

The Tacima mains block will Definately not affect you amp. if anything i will improve Bass and increase detail...

As for you socket problems.. Other post probably right.. BUT IF I WAS YOU ONLY USE PRODUCTS (YOUR MAINS BLOCKS FOR THE PURPOSE THEY ARE INTENDED...bETTER SAFE THAN SORRY AFTER A FIRE IM SURE YOUR INSURANCE WOULDNT PAY OUT IF THEY FIND A WALL SOCKET WITH MORE PLUGS THAN ARE RECOMENDED............

It will be just one, with as many trailing extensions plugged in as you need, daisy chained.

 

[TrevC]

I'm sure it was on here somewhere, a thread about tacima mains blocks in some cases robbing amps of their full potential. I've seen recommendations elsewhere too that amps perform better plugged straight into the wall.

Clueless people tend to write clueless nonsense. It has always been so.

 

[hifikrazy]

Clueless people tend to write clueless nonsense. It has always been so.

TrevC, you just sound like a first class ******** with all your self important posts. Without a doubt, you are somebody who has no mates, whom nobody respects at work and has the biggest chip on your shoulder. This is the only place you enjoy because the few of you get to echo each other's words and agree with one another.

 

[TrevC]

Clueless people tend to write clueless nonsense. It has always been so.

TrevC, you just sound like a first class ******** with all your self important posts. Without a doubt, you are somebody who has no mates, whom nobody respects at work and has the biggest chip on your shoulder. This is the only place you enjoy because the few of you get to echo each other's words and agree with one another.

Thank you for that confirmation.

 

[jonathanRD]

I'm sure it was on here somewhere, a thread about tacima mains blocks in some cases robbing amps of their full potential. I've seen recommendations elsewhere too that amps perform better plugged straight into the wall.

Clueless people tend to write clueless nonsense. It has always been so.

cannibal is correct - just type tacima into the search and you'll find lots of 'clueless' comments 🙂

 

[hifikrazy]

The OP had a genuine concern and asked for advice but as usual, the same poisonous bunch had to make a load of mocking statements like street thugs bullying an innocent victim while slapping each other on the back.

 

[TrevC]

The OP had a genuine concern and asked for advice but as usual, the same poisonous bunch had to make a load of mocking statements like street thugs bullying an innocent victim while slapping each other on the back.

I think you'll find that he wanted sensible advice and the truth from someone who knows, not a list of delusions and folk lore.

One more time. A Tacimo can't "strangle" amplifiers, and the surge protection it provides is an excellent idea.

Looks like it's you that is doing the bullying.

 

[pauln]

The OP had a genuine concern and asked for advice but as usual, the same poisonous bunch had to make a load of mocking statements like street thugs bullying an innocent victim while slapping each other on the back.

Like a bit of hyperbole then?

 

[relocated]

I believe that you can now get wall socket converters that do not require a larger back-box to be cut into the wall. Something like this perhaps http://www.amazon.co.uk/Newlec-NL8300-23SC-CONVERTER-SOCKET/dp/B007N41HSA/ref=sr_1_18?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1396602972&sr=1-18&keywords=double+socket+converter

Then you can have a spare socket for your amp, just in case YOU find that the Tacima strangles YOUR amplifier. I remember hifi mags starting the 'strangling' idea long before forums got into the mainstream.

 

[TrevC]

I believe that you can now get wall socket converters that do not require a larger back-box to be cut into the wall. Something like this perhaps http://www.amazon.co.uk/Newlec-NL8300-23SC-CONVERTER-SOCKET/dp/B007N41HSA/ref=sr_1_18?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1396602972&sr=1-18&keywords=double+socket+converter

Then you can have a spare socket for your amp, just in case YOU find that the Tacima strangles YOUR amplifier. I remember hifi mags starting the 'strangling' idea long before forums got into the mainstream.

There is no advantage in using that socket for low current items like hifi or TV, and it simply isn't possible for an adequately rated extension to strangle anything. If it did it would have to drop the voltage greatly, and if it did that it would have to dissipate the dropped volts as heat. IOW, it would get very hot indeed.

Going back to the Tacimo, it appears that the positive and the negative comments about performance of connected items balance out approximately to something that makes no difference at all to performance, which is obviously the case if one has a clue.