Quote: I'm not happy lifting grounds on my power supplies, I'm a bit on the cautious side :)

Quote: External sound card is USB powered. That's why I want to know if it's safe taping over the ground pin?

Quote: I've tried many plug combinations to no avail. I even ran a 30m extension lead to another room downstairs, that did dampen the noise quite a lot but it's not a practical solution.   I have a tower computer so it's earthed at the wall, as is my DJ mixer (xone32). As soon as a...

Quote: Hi bud. Thanks for the reply.   Sadly I live in the UK so this isn't an option for me. I spoke with their tech guy Scott who said it can't be sold in Europe.   I did find some on eBay but I would have to buy a US to UK plug adapter, plus a US to UK "Stepdown 240/120v...

Will removing the earth (pin 4) from my USB cable which hooks up to my external sound card work as a solution for my digital noise/ground loop woes?   Also, is it safe to do so?   Many thanks :)