CATV Groundloop, toBeat a Dead Horse and the Shack


Sorry, I know this one has been discussed at great length (over and over) but I went down to pick up one of those Radio Shack ground loop interuptors only to discover that it's RCA only. Personally, having spent too much time and money on the interconnects within the system, I'd hate to now throw in Shack technology between components. Ideally, I'd like to put the interruptor on the coaxial line coming in, before it even hit the first component. Do we have the technology for such a feat? (Ok, I'm sure we do, but what's the best way to go about it)? Many thanks.
mezmo

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I just ran a wire from the outside of the catv coax connector(with an alligator clip) to the ground on my power supply (or back to the ground on your AC socket) where everything is plugged in. You can buy (from Radio Snack) a "catv grounding block" which connects two catv cables and has a screw where you can attach this wire to ground.
Keis,

I have DirectTV and still got hum from the cable (from the sat dish) connected to my system. A simple wire grounding the sheath (outside connector)of the cable works perfectly.