Subwoofer dual wired hum question


Hello

I have an interesting dilemma. I have a Yaqin tube amp and it doesn't have subwoofer output, so I 'biwire' one et of speaker terminals on the Yaqin and just run speaker wire into the Sub. All good there. 

I only use the Yaqin for music. Everything else goes through a Vizio soundbar that has a RCA style sub out. When I run a single, shielded RCA cable from that to Sub, I get a hum.

Yaqin, Vizio, Cable box etc plugged into one output. Sub plugged into different outlet across the room. Cable box has a coaxial isolation transformer. 

I did some research - sounds like a common ground loop issue solvable with an isolation transformer. No problem. 

But before I order a blue jean iso transformer, I thought I'd check: is the fact that I am running speaker wire from one source and an RCA from another potentially causing the hum?

any help or thoughts appreciated. 
stevecuss

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Yeah, I don't have a practical or elegant way to plug the sub into the same outlet as the other AV gear, so I'm hoping for other options. 
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I don't want to use tube amp hours on TV, the soundbar is more than adequate for what we need for tv/movies. We're not home theater folks. 

My primary audio concern is good music, which I'm getting from tube amp and nice DIY monitors and the sub.