Sufficient Capacity of Equitech unit

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I have an Equitech 1.5Q, and wonder if I am maxing out its capacity to any negative effect. The unit is connected to a dedicated 15 amp line, and it conforms with their guideline illustrated on a table in their webpage.
Plasma screen 330 watts
Active Speakers three front (250 watt total amps/speaker)
Krell processor minimal 35 watts
cd player 35 watts
Line doubler 20 watts
Rotel amp (200X 2 channels), but only for rear speakers
I have never had an issue with load, but wonder if there could be a negative impact on sound quality, particularly in terms of impact and bass extension. I never listen to loudly, albeit I assume the load is much greater with HT use. I would also like to add the dvd player and sat. receiver to the unit, but wonder if I am already over-doing it. I also utilize 2 subs for additional bass respnse(a Velodyne dd10 for music and and velodyne f1200 for HT) but they are on different lines.
Would it be easy to tell if I to close to capacity? I am wondering if it makes any sense to put the tv & center channel on a different line with a lower-end equitech son of q jr. Would it increase headroom? From a pratical standpoint, it would allow the Q1.5 to be turned on less. I tend not to use the main L/R speaker for tv viewing in the summer (too much heat).
I am a big fan of balanced power. It has done wonders for PQ. In terms of music,the differences are more subtle with the biggest benefit being a lower noise floor.
I would appreciate any advice/comments. thank you

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Topic - Sufficient Capacity of Equitech unit - macct 13:24:47 07/15/05 (7)

thank you for the comments / advice (NT) - macct 18:40:21 07/17/05 (0)

Simple test... - Al Sekela 11:53:19 07/16/05 (0)

Re: Sufficient Capacity of Equitech unit - pkell44 17:34:15 07/15/05 (4)

I may not have stated it correctly - macct 18:42:09 07/15/05 (3)

Re: I may not have stated it correctly - Glen B 20:40:08 07/15/05 (2)

Where can you find it? - macct 05:59:16 07/16/05 (1)

Re: Where can you find it? - Glen B 11:38:35 07/16/05 (0)

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