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 think your best solution would be to email or phone Captain and inquire, that way you get an answer directly from the source. I believe if Captain designs it there is a purpose.
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.
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.
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