Which gear to ground?


How important is it to electrically ground all the gears in an audio system? Some amps (e.g. Audiolabs) do not require grounding while most CD players come with an ungrounded power cord. Does it mean that the CD players do not need to be grounded?
I am in the process of making DIY power cords for my second system and your inputs will help.
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Showing 1 response by sugarbrie

To add to what Stehno is saying.....there is a good quality audio power strip called the "PAC-IDOS". It is not a surge protector. The "Digital" AC outlet is grounded and the outlets for the rest of the components are not grounded.

So the noise created by the digital source is sent to ground. The other components are not grounded, so they are protected. There is some minor filtering also I think. I have played around with one, and there was a reduction in the noise floor.