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GROUND LOOPS

I have been told to get all the PLUGS into your One and Two wall outlets and do not mix up with power strip/surge protectors & the wall outlet...

Ground loop hum drives me crazy...especially in my Magneplanar 3.7i speaks.

I notice all the high-end systems here have their plugs strictly into the wall.... Glad to see

QUESTION: Could one augment the ONE plug with a 5 plug adapter into that one plug? Or plug all into a POWER STRIP. like PANAMAX? And then the Panamax one plug into the wall outlet only?

Thanks so much in taking the time to write back...
dreambo4uu
oldhvymec
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A good conditioner, 300.00 or so will do it fine. Plug it into the wall if you want NO protection. I would NEVER plug in a piece of equipment into a wall socket. Plane and simple. Safety first, protection second. I've never had a SQ issue because of a, maintenance, or protection device. 

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dreambo4uu OP
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Hi Thanks in responding. Maybe you can clear somethings up for me. So, you are saying that I buy a "Good COnditioner? for $300.00 or so?
What is the "SQ" ?
I get hums with plugs into a surge protector...I take three prong plugs out of surge protector, place a two prong over the three prong,plug back into the wall..no hum....
It's quite frustrating
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thecarpathian
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Sound Quality.
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yogiboy
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Have you isolated what component is giving you the ground hum? You should unplug them one at a time and see if the ground hum goes away! BTW, I ran into Raphael yesterday and he said he got your message!!
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=being+there+give+raphel+the+message&qpvt=being+there+give+raphel+the+message&view=detail&mid=49DFC796531BC867B4A049DFC796531BC867B4A0&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dbeing%2Bthere%2Bgive%2Braphel%2Bthe%2Bmessage%26qpvt%3Dbeing%2Bthere%2Bgive%2Braphel%2Bthe%2Bmessage%26FORM%3DVDRE
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stringreen
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Get a whole house conditioner that is wired into your mains box.....all will be good
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