PLC is first line?

[Jean-Marie]

<snip>(side question: can a single power strip and plug really handle the current draw of two Phantoms at volume 70????!!)<snip>

Yes, that shall not be a problem at all. I don’t know where in the world you are living, but in France for instance, you can draw 16A from a regular plug, which under 220V is 3520W. Your pair of phantoms, even at 70 are likely to draw a lot less. Don’t get “fooled” believing the 4500W of the gold is drawn like this from the AC. First 4500W is a peak power drawn for a very short fraction of time to achieve very deep basses (SAM technology). So even at volume 70, you are likely under 10W of power from an RMS perspective, which is what counts from the AC’s perspective. 

Jean-Marie