Hi Gents

This idea was passed on to me about 18 months ago, and I've only just got round to trying it out today. Sheer scepticism had maintained the inertia, but curiosity got the better of me! Virtually no cost to try, but making this a permanent part of your system will take a bit more organisation! And the idea? An earthed ground wire from your system's supply point directly to the ground outside (or under your house if on the ground floor!)

The multiway supply strip I'm using has a technical earth post for this purpose. I bought a roll of earth cable from B&Q (10m x 10mm2) for �4, stripped one end back by 1" to plug into the earthing post/banana socket on the multiway, ran the cable out of the window and stuck the other end (about 4" stripped) as far down into the soil as I could (about 1ft). It looks incredibly stupid, and will have to be taken back in tonight so I can shut the window (!), but my goodness...the improvement was significant. How significant? Well, in the same ball park as adding the Isotek Nova, but without the dynamic compression! This is one of those findings that just demands derision. �4 vs �1495? Yeah, right. But, if your domestic set up allows installation of a long wire for just a few hours one weekend, try it...

Let the flames commence.

Cheers

George