Aerial Ground Loop Isolator

Eliminate hum from your speakers

If you've ever noticed a hum coming through the speakers in a system that includes a TV tuner - or any piece of equipment that connects to an aerial - it could be because there's a ground loop. It's much more common now to connect equipment that has a TV tuner in it (your DVD recorder or Sky set-top box, for example) to a Hi-Fi amplifier or Home Cinema amp and it's this connection that's the cause of the hum. It'll be there even when you're listening to your CD player through your system.

The reason is because your system is grounded in two ways; through your interconnect leads and through your aerial lead. The way to solve the problem is to break the earth connection in the aerial lead with our ground loop isolator; simply plug it in between the aerial socket and your equipment and it'll eradicate the hum (and improve your enjoyment of the sound).

Important

The Ground Loop Isolator is fitted with female coax sockets. You will need an additional aerial cable fitted with male coax plugs to connect to the isolator and your device.

Note: Whilst the ground loop isolator will not degrade the quality of pictures on your TV, there may be a reduction of the signal strength. If you are using it in an area that receives lower-strength signals, you may (although highly unlikely) experience problem with some channels.