really? .89c ground lifters?

It's probably worth pointing out that the danger from lifting grounds is much higher with tube components. These typically have 300+ VDC - very deadly.

Also, this comment

"Having all of your high power equipment on one phase will overload the wiring, cause it to heat up (IxIxR) losses and cause the insulation to fail causing a major electrical fire"

seems a little out of touch in an audio context. It's unlikely that any audio circuit - no matter how powerful or loudly played - will draw as much current as a wall air conditioner. I don't know anyone who checks to make sure the air conditioner and refrigerator are on opposite phases. These two are a much bigger load than having your power amp and cd player on the same outlet.

It's probably worth pointing out that the danger from lifting grounds is much higher with tube components. These typically have 300+ VDC - very deadly.
04-22-10: Auxetophone

The only way to get a shock from the B+ is to actually put yourself in series between the B+ and B- ..... Lifting the safety ground would not change the likelihood one way or the other.....

Yes, it does not matter tube or transistor. The real issue would be if somehow there is leakage from a power transformer.

04-23-10: Atmasphere
Yes, it does not matter tube or transistor. The real issue would be if somehow there is leakage from a power transformer.
04-23-10: Atmasphere

Atmasphere,
Speaking of transformer leakage....
Say there is a slight leakage in the primary winding of the power transformer to ground, small, not enough current flow to cause an internal equipment fuse to blow.
Current flow to ground never the less. Could this small current flow cause a ground loop hum problem? (By leakage I mean other than capacitive leakage.)
Jim

Jea48, I wouldn't call that a ground loop. If there was something like that, it would cause the ground to be noisy. While a ground loop is also a noisy ground, the difference is that the former is caused by a malfunction rather than a gain stage later in the signal chain.