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Effects of no ground in wall outlet

I bought a 50 year old house last year. The inspector told me that all but one outlet was wired incorrectly, in that there was no ground between the outlets and the circuit breaker box. How will that affect my hi-fi? I'm planning on buying a McIntosh MC352 amp and am concerned that this may keep the amp from performing well. I'm planning on getting an electrician out to the house pronto.
geojap
riffer
362 posts
 
No effect. Just make sure your surge suppression doesn't rely on a ground to divert spikes.

My house also has no ground, not even a conduit to ground to. I recommend, if you have the chance, to spend the money to rewire. Just safer that way, and who knows what is in the walls.
jimmdavis
63 posts
 
You could always just put one grounded outlet where you really need it, and wire it to the incoming cold water supply or to a copper grounding rod. If your audio gear is near an exterior wall, this would be especially easy.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
The ground is for safety. Many pieces of audio equipment are operated with their ground connection "lifted" to avoid hum.
tarsando
578 posts
 
Your system will sound great as you electrocute yourself!
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