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Re: Hum from Subwoofer
Davidworks #385989 11/21/12 03:21 PM
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would a monster power/surge box clean the noise or block the loop?

Re: Hum from Subwoofer
Davidworks #385996 11/21/12 06:38 PM
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Not sure as I am not a subject matter expert. However what I was recommending was one of these which is what I used since I had one lying around.

Or you can just buy a ground loop isolator from Axiom or other sources which may be easier than the grounding block I suggested.


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Re: Hum from Subwoofer
Davidworks #386003 11/21/12 10:15 PM
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that looks like a great idea.....but the only connection I have to Rogers is from the modem through the boxee to the amp......would it make it that far? I have a very strong feeling its a ground loop, but I am trying to figure out the best way to break the loop without having to run an extension cord to the kitchen....so to say....

Re: Hum from Subwoofer
Davidworks #386005 11/21/12 11:49 PM
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For $5, why not try one from The Source? You'll just need a short piece of coax to connect to wherever you put this in line. Of course you'll also need a copper wire to make the ground connection.

I grounded my Rogers coax right at the demarcation as i had access to the house ground of my fuse panel right there. That is about 50 feet of coax (and a few splitters) away from where I was getting my ground loop hum when my PVR was connected into the HT.

Also I recall somebody mentioned once when this topic was discussed before that you could try calling the provider and ask them to come change/improve the ground of their cable into your house.

Good luck!


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Re: Hum from Subwoofer
Davidworks #386031 11/22/12 02:13 PM
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I am not familiar with what Rogers and/or Boxee is that you keep referring, but when I had a hum like this I was able to stop it two ways.

1) Unplug the coax feed from my wall to the direct tv box. Also, if I cut back the outer part of the coax, and lifted the ground cutting back and exposing about an inch of only the wire, the sound would.

2) Placing a cheater plug on my sub to the outlet was another way to elimate the noise.

Right now I use the cheater plug for my 350 subs. The 600 stopped humming as soon as I removed the included ground screw.


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Davidworks #386051 11/22/12 10:22 PM
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As I've detailed elsewhere, I had persistent hum from my twin Velodyne subs. I suspected the Shaw Cable installation after much reading on the net. What was interesting is that a 'Customer Review' at Future Shop slammed this model (DLS-3750) for having a loud hum & he returned 2 of them to FS. It most likely wasn't the sub's fault at all.

After many unsuccessful experiments over considerable time, the only method that completely killed my hum was to attach a jumper wire from the outside barrel of one of the unused subs' RCA Jacks to the outside barrel of an unused RCA Jack on my Sony XBR TV. Alligator clips work great for this or you can build a harness using only the outside connection on the RCA Plug.

Interestingly, attaching the jumper to the Cable TV Coax outer shield did not work.

Good luck...

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