AW: To earth, or not to earth...

[Haible Juergen]

	>The trouble with using banana (EVEN Serge) is that you are
relying on a ground loop (Bad!) for >your
	>audio signals. This will allow 50/60Hz hum to enter the system.


I thougt just the opposite was true. With bananas, you *avoid* ground
loops,
and hum, but you *might* get crosstalk as all your signals share a part
of the GND connection.

If I would do it again, I'd use 1/4" *symmetrical* connections, and
nothing else.

JH.