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How to remove ground pin on power cable

This is a power cable being used for my subwoofer. I have a ground loop currently. According to the manufacturer of my subwoofer, due to it's design, it is perfectly safe to remove the ground. Right now I do so with a cheater plug but I would like to avoid having to use it. The power cable in question is Oyaide Black Mamba V2

How easy is it to take a power cable apart and disconnect the ground? Is it best to do so at the IEC side or the pronged side? What is the process for doing this?

Thanks
nemesis1218
petg60
1,486 posts
 
Hi,
if your sub has a floating ground (i doubt it) then why did the manufacturer put it there in the first place. Do not remove it and do not break the earth pin from the AC connector. You can try a different wall outlet for the sub.
builder3
771 posts
 
I'm not sure if any subject has had more incorrect advice given about it than electricity. And I'm not even knowledgeable enough to recognize most of it. Thanks, Jim. 
mickeyb
590 posts
 
My house and every house I build is grounded to the incoming water supply. Everything is copper. The panel and meter is also grounded with not 1 but 2 separate grounds rods 6’ apart staked into the ground. I’ve never heard of a homes electric not being grounded. Then again, this is Chicago and building codes are very strict. 
mickeyb
590 posts
 
Panel grounded to incoming water supply. Meter bank to ground rods. A little clarification. 
jnorris2005
185 posts
 
Just continue to use the cheater plug and don't mutilate an expensive cable.  If you want to get crazy, get one of Synergistic Research's "Quantum Tunneled" cheater plugs.
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