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Pangea AC14XL removeable ground plug

I bought this Pangea AC14XL to replace a Cardas for two reasons.  The primary is the removable ground plug.  The ground humming noise from my Passlabs X150 is very annoying.  I tried different products and none of them work perfectly, the only effective way Passlabs support advised me was cheater plug which works but not really happy using one with Cardas power cable and Passlabs amp.  So the removeable ground plug solves the humming issue without using cheater plug.  The second reason is the deathgrip.  Cardas power cable is stiff so it gets loose over time (mine gets loose on amp end)  I like this cable being securely connected.  The cable is new so not ready to judge sound yet.  The initial impression is neutral.

Does anybody use power cable with removeable ground plug, and what is your opinion on this old but persist topic; and Passlabs owners do you get ground humming noise?  I have used X3, X250 and X150, all has ground humming sound.  If so, how did you solve it?  Thanks
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Using a cheater plug or removing the ground pin are both a safety hazards and should only be used to identify a ground loop problem.  Removing the safety ground should never be implemented as a solution.
+1.  Removing a safety ground treats only the symptom of the problem, rather than addressing its root cause. With proper grounding methods - such as star grounding - there's no reason to limit safety in the interest of reducing noise or hum.
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