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Quality Cheater plug??

I have a hum in my 5 channel amp through the speakers and when I disable the ground prong on the power plug it is dead quiet. I am looking for a good quality cheater plug that would be used with a Cardas GR Power cable. I would rather find the hum but this is the second amp that has done this same issue. Any help would be appreciated.
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mmadden28
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I've seen some suggest the PS Audio Power cable's as they have a removable ground lug, and others have suggested disconnecting the ground within the outlet (at your own risk of course not to mention a potential code violation)

Just throwing some thoughts at ya.
mmadden28
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As I mentioned in my earlier post you could also go with a PS Audio power cord. I believe all of their models have a removable ground pin. The least expensive model is $50 www dot psaudio dot com/products/xstream_power_punch.asp. You may even be able to find cheaper in the used market.

You could think of it as a high quality $50 cheater plug. ;)

Or as already suggested, cut the ground lug off the $2 cord you have now. Of course finding the source of the hum wouldbe the best way to go. but if you can't find the source...
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