Sat TV and Ground Loop Hummmmmm
RobXant
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I figured I'd let anyone know that is having problems with hum from a cable or sat dish (I have DirecTV) that I found a much cheaper solution than the Jensen electronics ground loop isolators that cost $50 to $100.
I had some nasty buzz coming through my LSI7s when I added a couple of Outlaw M200 monoblocks to my setup.
I had a little trouble finding any info on satellite TV setups causing ground loops and hum. No shortage of info blaming cable lines, though. I eventually traced the source to the dish rg6 cables and bought 2 "Xantech 634-00 Ground Breaker" isolators for $18 shipped from a buglar alarm retailer called Bass Home . Since I have two tuners on my DirecTivo, I got one for each feed.
Like I said, these things are cheap as heck and work as well as products that are 5 times the price.
Hope this helps someone!
Rob
I had some nasty buzz coming through my LSI7s when I added a couple of Outlaw M200 monoblocks to my setup.
I had a little trouble finding any info on satellite TV setups causing ground loops and hum. No shortage of info blaming cable lines, though. I eventually traced the source to the dish rg6 cables and bought 2 "Xantech 634-00 Ground Breaker" isolators for $18 shipped from a buglar alarm retailer called Bass Home . Since I have two tuners on my DirecTivo, I got one for each feed.
Like I said, these things are cheap as heck and work as well as products that are 5 times the price.
Hope this helps someone!
Rob
Yamaha RX-V1500 // Outlaw Audio M200 (x2) Panasonic TH-52PZ700U
Sony DVP-NS715P // Sony Playstation3 // Roku Soundbridge M1000[/color]
Polk LSi15 (w/Monster Z2 Wire) // Polk LSiC // Polk LSi7 // Velodyne DLS-3500
Workshop Rig: Creek 4330 // Technics SL-P310 // Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble 2
Sony DVP-NS715P // Sony Playstation3 // Roku Soundbridge M1000[/color]
Polk LSi15 (w/Monster Z2 Wire) // Polk LSiC // Polk LSi7 // Velodyne DLS-3500
Workshop Rig: Creek 4330 // Technics SL-P310 // Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble 2
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Great find Rob, thanks for sharing!
Cheapest I had found so far was at PE for $9.80 each, but you've got even that beat.
Cheers,
RoosterCheck your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service. -
OK- It's been a few days and my TIVO hasn't recorded anything. Turns out, yeah, the humm is gone, but so is the sat signal! Nice.
Crap. And I was so excited.
RobYamaha RX-V1500 // Outlaw Audio M200 (x2) Panasonic TH-52PZ700U
Sony DVP-NS715P // Sony Playstation3 // Roku Soundbridge M1000[/color]
Polk LSi15 (w/Monster Z2 Wire) // Polk LSiC // Polk LSi7 // Velodyne DLS-3500
Workshop Rig: Creek 4330 // Technics SL-P310 // Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble 2
