The concern manufacturers have about grounding is for liability and safety. They can say I told you so if you fry your rear. If it sounds good then you are not effecting your system or doing any harm. Just don't touch it while in your shower. I had to cut the ground pin on my ARC LS2B to stop a terrible hum ground problem and the preamp worked great for the 4 years I owned it.
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?
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