Curing ground loop hum with a power conditioner ?

Guys you are really making this complicated. If the ground loop hum is from the cable all you need is a simple inexpensive filter for your cable between the outlet and the box. Isomax makes this and can be found on the web or an electronics store. Using a cheater plug on something you might want to provide surge protection doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

This discussion went into a different discussion of spending a lot of money on a monster conditoner to using a cheap filter for something as simple as a ground loop. I only have sympathy for the small fraction of a percent of retail a/v dealers who take the time to participate here or who really study their business. To the rest you get what you give. The guy on these threads who bought the monster unit probably got advice from a salesperson who should have known better but was glad to have him spend the several hundred dollars as opposed to 10. I religiously buy from a local knowledgeable honest a/v retailer when they can meet my needs otherwise free enterprise is the way of the world.