Entreq and Innuos?

I also own a Entreq Silver Tellus grounding box along with a few others that I DIY versions. And I also have a Russ Andrews unit for chassis grounding.

There is something to getting rid of the grounding noise that resides in the AC, chassis and signal sources. The music is purer.

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This is a timely topic for me.  I have my three Innuos boxes (network switch, streamer/server, USB reclocker) plugged into my Torus RM20 which is plugged into a dedicated 20A circuit.  My Diablo 300 is plugged directly into a second dedicated 20A circuit.  However I found that when I instead connect the U

Innuos USB reclocker to a third shared household circuit, I get better bass and better dynamics, and a deeper soundstage.  My other Innuos boxes sound best plugged into the Torus.

I contacted Innuos and Nuno Vitorino responded.  His theory is that I have a grounding issue.  He said the USB reclocker does something the other Innuos boxes don’t do - it connects to both dedicated circuits via USB - the Innuos player and the Diablo DAC module.  He suggested trying a ground box.

I’ve never heard of the Entreq boxes.  Apologies for my ignorance but how do you connect them to the Innuos boxes when the Innuos boxes have not ground terminals?  My Torus and my Diablo both have ground terminals however.  

Ah, just realized these boxes are not what I thought they were. What I need is some sort of device to link my grounds of my two dedicated circuits.  But these Entrq boxes are also intriguing!

@nyev I have my Zenith and PhoenixUSB fed from my Isotek Sirius. The Sirius improves the sound for sure, but perhaps now a little too bright. Am I right in understanding that your system is better with the PhoenixUSB fed direct from the mains, while the others are best from the conditioner?

I’m tempted to try an earthing solution, but not sure how Entreq would work with the Phoenix as it doesn’t have any spare sockets. The Zenith is a better option.

To answer your question: Entreq with each earthing box supply a single connecting cable and a single plug, which you can select from a choice:  RCA, XLR, USB, RJ45 etc.  They claim that any one of these plugged into your unit will satisfactorily ground it.  So, we should be able to ground the Zenith by (eg) the Streamer RJ45 socket. 

I do wonder if taking an Entreq plug of some form, plugging it into a spare socket of my Zenith, then connecting it to a metal spike sunk into the ground would work. This is what, as far as I understand, the Entreq boxes simulate but without the risk. It should, I think, offer a preferable and benign route to ground for stray micro currents in the boxes, rather than the house’s protective ground.