Guy sells home, leaves Power Ports in wall. Carpet cleaning company plugs 20A cord into said outlets, machine draws 23A ( takes 30 to open the 15A breaker ), overheats 14AWG wiring in the wall ... fire ensues.
This is why code exists folks. For the safety of us and others.. Any encouraging an audio enthusiast to ignore it for such a trivial benefit is really seriously bad advice on your part.
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