How to get rid of groud loop noise from dish ?


I just bought a sony 9000 DVD player, but when I connect the component connecters to my tv I get ground hum in my stereo system. I tried filters on the incoming coax, but the signal from direct tv will not pass through it(it did get rid of the hum). Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Simply use a clean (no oil residue) wire brush on that coax shield to scrape away the oxidized metal for a better connection.
Line level isolation transformers can be found economically at most car audio shops; they have RCA in's & out's. These will isolate the audio shield connections from the hyper-ground noise which you're experiencing.
Sometimes though, all you have to do to fix this is to ground the coax's shield to your household ground. Use a length of stranded #20 awg wire, strip off some insulation & attach one end to a household outlet's cover-mounting screw, then strip & wrap the other end around the coax connector's shield, securing it with a small cable tie. This brings the coax';s ground potential equal to your household ground, which completely solved the problem for me. I still use the audio coupling transformers as extra insurance, though it may not actually be necessary.