How to guarantee to lower noise- ground loops in your system


I have been through many problem area where noise in the  audio chain was a problem.
my friend Who is a Electrician solved the problem . All too many times people add a dedicated 20 amp circuit 12awg is standard 11-10awg even better lower resistance , also most important 
you need a Isolated dedicated ground, this is totally insulated right back to the earth ground in the 
breaker box this will dramatically lower your noise floor and remove ground loop problems .many people just put a dedicated line and think 
that’s it ,not so, if you are going to go through the trouble, then  for maybe $100 more the isolated dedicated ground  to the dedicated circuit is a must. I can tell you without question .
my Audio has a noticably quieter background .in songs i now hear low level musical artifacts like reverb off a guitar fading cymbals and clearer seperation of instruments .well worth the effort .Hopefully 
this will help others .this is a essential system upgrade .
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As I'm writing this I'm also playing my stereo that has a phono section, a line preamp and dual mono power amps that all have switches to lift the chassis grounds. Those mono amps always play with the ground lifting switches in the lift position, because they sound better that way, in my system that has extremely sensitive speakers.

As far as I am aware what those switches do in all of the audio components which provide them is to isolate their internal circuit ground from the chassis, while not affecting the connection of chassis to AC safety ground.  And consequently setting those switches to the lift position does not defeat the intended purpose of the AC safety ground, which is to cause the breaker to trip if an internal short develops between the AC line voltage and the chassis.

Regards,
-- Al
 
Other than my home audio, I do believe you can never have too many grounding rods for exterior equipment.  In the past I have driven an extra grounding rod for my exterior a/c condensing unit, because children played barefoot in that area.  You can never be too safe when it comes to protecting children.  There have been many fatalities from wet exterior energized equipment and tools, with or without rain in wet locations.
Few subjects here are more entertaining than electrical wiring. Someone should combine the most unwittingly humorous in a book or something.
you can never have too many grounding rods for exterior equipment
Are these ground rods tied to the Earth Safety?

Driving ground rods willy nilly can reduce their effectiveness for intended purpose which is LIGHTNING!

Exterior equipment should use GFCI to reduce the risk from a person becoming a conductor!!
An additional ground rod will do NOTHING!