Grounded Speaker Cable

@rlb61 Wrote:

Makes me wonder whether the separate ground wire could cause a ground loop hum due to too many grounded items.

The separate ground wire is not connected to the crossover.

I think it earth grounds the metal driver speaker basket only. In my opinion, it's for marketing purposes. 😎

Mike

@rlb61 I think your best solution would be to email or phone Captain and inquire, that way you get an answer directly from the source. I believe if Captain designs it there is a purpose.

I spoke with Cap. Still not clear on the need for a ground wire on the speaker cable of my amp is grounded already.

It would be nice if this was on the website with an explanation of how it is supposed to work.

My Clarisys Speakers has a ground lug. Supposedly to be used with a unit like the Shunyata Altares/ Gemini grounding system. I actually tried it, and I got hum.

ozzy