No ground, should I worry?


My manuals for my Theta Digital DAC and transport insist I DO NOT DEFEAT the ground pin to their equipment . However having recently rented an apartment in an old (not even breakers, fuses!) house, the electrician says there's no way to get ground without really updating the service. The whole rig is set up and has been running and sounding fine for two months. Safety aside, does anyone know how defeating the ground can or will compromise the reliability and performance of these units?
rockvirgo

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I own some Theta gear myself. They're pretty adamant about grounding their product. If you have any warranty work done in the future I think I'd leave out the ungrounded part when talking to them.

Where there is a will there is a way. I’ve been an Electrician for twenty years and I can pretty much guaranty you can get ground to that outlet one way or another.

While you’re at it you mine as well run a dedicated circuit or two.

Good luck :~)

PS- This is only my personal opinion. Normally I would agree with Bob but grounding is something I take very serious in my line of work.