Re: need help choosing between line level cables

Richard Crowley wrote:

> "Eeyore" wrote ...
> > Richard Crowley wrote:
> >> And I'd bet that he will need transformers (of whatever
> >> grade) regardless of what kind of cable he uses.
> >> Running 65 feet of cable between pieces of
> >> consumer audio equipment in different rooms
> >> is a standard setup for hum and similar problems.
> >
> > Not at all when there's no common mains ground connection.
>
> Your optimism is admirable and I would be very grateful
> if it were accurate.

I've had no trouble with that style of working myself.


> Alas, it doesn't wash in my reality.
> (Not to mention the numerous posts from people who
> have tried it and come here asking for solutions.)
> I'm willing to wait for the results of the OP's actual
> implementation.

In order for there to be a ground loop there first has to be a LOOP !
The issue with laptops is something else entirely.

Graham