Grounded Speaker Cable


Hi, all. I'm considering the purchase of speaker cable that has a ground wire which attaches to a nearby outlet. What's the deal with this? Does a grounded speaker cable really improve the sound significantly? Thanks.

rlb61

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

FYI, I spoke about this with a client/friend of mine who is a master electrician. His opinion is that the ground wire could cause some problems depending on the amp, and could result in ground loop hum. Unless there's a massive amount of RF (which is found typically in commercial and industrial applications), the likelihood of this ground wire improving sound in a residential setting appears to be minimal.

I can't find any reference to an Audio Envy SP14 speaker cable with ground.

Is there a link?