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No ground, should I worry?

My manuals for my Theta Digital DAC and transport insist I DO NOT DEFEAT the ground pin to their equipment . However having recently rented an apartment in an old (not even breakers, fuses!) house, the electrician says there's no way to get ground without really updating the service. The whole rig is set up and has been running and sounding fine for two months. Safety aside, does anyone know how defeating the ground can or will compromise the reliability and performance of these units?
rockvirgo

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bob_bundus
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re: Grounding: If it ain't broke then don't fix it.
BTW fuses sound better than breakers: try to have an old ceramic fuse in the circuit sourcing your audio rig vs. a glass fuse which doesn't so sound good. The newer plastic body fuses seem to be OK as well.
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