How to get rid of groud loop noise from dish ?


I just bought a sony 9000 DVD player, but when I connect the component connecters to my tv I get ground hum in my stereo system. I tried filters on the incoming coax, but the signal from direct tv will not pass through it(it did get rid of the hum). Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Try cheater plugs to lift the grounds on various components until you find the mismatch and leave it there.
If your sat receiver has an optical audio output, use it instead of the coax or line level analog outputs. Cheater plugs may or may not be feasible depending on the complexity of the system and the effect upon the sound quality from other, better signal sources. There are in-line isolation transformers for the line level analog signals, but they are probably about as expensive as a new sat receiver with optical output. Good luck.
Line level isolation transformers can be found economically at most car audio shops; they have RCA in's & out's. These will isolate the audio shield connections from the hyper-ground noise which you're experiencing.
Sometimes though, all you have to do to fix this is to ground the coax's shield to your household ground. Use a length of stranded #20 awg wire, strip off some insulation & attach one end to a household outlet's cover-mounting screw, then strip & wrap the other end around the coax connector's shield, securing it with a small cable tie. This brings the coax';s ground potential equal to your household ground, which completely solved the problem for me. I still use the audio coupling transformers as extra insurance, though it may not actually be necessary.