buzzzzz, where did i go wrong?


The setup:
spectral monoblock amps
spectral preamp
theta front end

The NEW DEDICATED CIRCIUTS
4 separate circuits each with fuses jumped off the main box and grounded to the main box
one circuit for each monoblock
one for the preamp
one for the digital front end (MIT power conditioning)

the amps and preamp each share a supplemental grounding rod. The digital end has its own supplemental ground rod
The outlets are all FIM880. These do not have an isolated ground (could that be the problem?)

I still have a buzz.low but audible; it goes away when I lift the ground from my amps. I assume I have a ground loop but I am not sure how or what I do about it. I assume I have made some awful basic error but not sure how.
I know for instance from the posts that Garfish uses three supplemental grounding rods. Maybe I should have tied all those together? any other ideas
jdwek

Showing 3 responses by dan2112

I would question the ground of the house too. Which is way is the potential difference. Is the house ground lower or higher than the earth ground. There are also "salt" based chemical grounds that have better conductivity than driving a stake into the ground. - Dan
Hi Sean,

Actually when I said, "salt" I did not mean it that way I should have said electrochemical. The company that I have found that does this stuff grounds substations, towers and the like. Their system has a lifetime of fifty years and only requires a little ground moisture to work effectively. Of course this come at a price, but this is the real thing. Check out http://www.sgscorp.com/index.html for more info.

- Dan
Maybe you should take the preamp to a friends house and see if it does the same thing.... - Dan