to ground or not to ground


Hi folks, of course grounding of all audio components is necessary for safety reasons. But is grounding also necessary for the best sound? Some people say that ungrounded equipment sounds best. They are even using cheater plugs with their power cords, how irresponsible!! :)
My appartment has a circuit breaker in the breaker box but my audio is not grounded.

Chris
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Showing 1 response by newbee

Why do you say your equipment is not grounded? Have you defeated the ground phase prong on your plugs or used cheater plugs etc.

FWIW, in my experience, defeating the ground, only makes the system sound better if it eliminates a ground loop. I'm anal - I like a dead quiet system all plugged in as the designer provided, but unlike some anal electrical engineers :-)

I have no hesitation to use cheaters on well made audio equipment which just sits stationary on shelves. But I have made myself a promise not to stand in a puddle of water and fiddle with my components.

FWIW