So I just bought some Buttkickers with the 1000 watt amp.
I plugged it all in and when I was bumpin the system the amps were makeing a wierd chirping high pitch sound.
Im thinking the power was restricted or not enough.
I have all my stuff plugged into a Monster power center(HTS 2600) and this may be the reason. All my equipment ultimately is drawing from one wall outlet.
I have my Marantz receiver and two 300 watt subs plugged in as well on top of all the other audio/video components.
So the question is:
Do I need a larger surge protector or should I split stuff up so its not all drawing from the one outlet?
Is it possible to draw too much from one outlet?
Also, is the joule rating involved here?
I didnt think I had too much draw, but maybe with the addition of the buttkicker amp, it is too much.
Anyone with knowledge in this area are welcome to comment or give suggestions.
Much Thanks!!!!

Unless the amps have some sort of overload alarm on them I've never heard an amp chirp before. However it is very possible to run out of power from one outlet and may not take as much as you would think. It's not so much about one outlet but one circuit. All the outlets in your room are most likely assigned to one breaker. I seen some cases where two rooms are assigned to one breaker. Halogen lamps suck big time power from 150 to 300 watts. Most incandescent lamps aren't much better being anywhere from 60 to 150 watts. You can still be over drawing on one circuit and still not have the breaker trip as long as it's not constant. Your monster power module does not add addtional power like some way more expensive models can, it just cleans it up. The best way too find out if you're having a current overdraw issue is to turn all your speakers off and just play the butt kickers. If they do fine with nothing else playing then it would seem to be that you're running out of power. If that is the case look at eliminating anything that needlessly draws significant power. Turn all your lights off in the room and no space heaters. Check your breaker box to see exactly what all is hooked to your rooms circuit. If that is all ok then you may wanna consider getting a dedicated 120 volt, 20 amp line put in. Either that or get the monster power stations that can add power when needed. Personally I think getting the 20 amp dedicated would be cheaper and better. Good luck.

I have yet to isolate the buttkickers to see if in fact that is making the chirping sound or if it is my power center. The amp is sitting on top of the power center so it is hard to tell where the sound is coming from. Im gonna mess with it this weekend.
I was reading more into it and a 15 amp circuit allows for 1800 watts.
Whether this is correct or not or applicable here, I dont know.
Assume the PS3 is playing a bluray at maximum possible output from all channels with all subs and buttkickers running. Projector is 1080p Panasonic AE2000. Also one ceiling fan.
The breakdown of peak watt usage for this circuit:
Marantz 110 x 7 = 770 watts
CSW P1000 subwoofer = 1000 watts
2 x 300 watt subs in Front T500 towers = 600 watts
buttkicker amp = 1000 watts
Projector = 240 watts
PS3 = 380 watts (Toshiba XA2 is only 47 watts-so this is worse case scenario)
Ceiling fan = 10-50 watts
Total watts at peak = 4040 watts

I would assume for normal use, you would never get to this peak usage. And I am sure I am not the first to run this amount of equipment. A lot of people run bigger and more amps than this.

So I am starting to believe I do need that dedicated 20amp circuit. Do you think a voltage regulator would be enough in simply providing a constant voltage during peak draws or do I need the dedicated circuit.

Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!!