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Am going to use "Kook" to drive four Marschand XP-1 crossover boards, all PCB's will be on the same chassis. Am uncertain as to grounding the preamp to the chassis. I think a ground connection using the input jack for the signal, and a connection from the power ground to the chassis. Your thoughts please!
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My personal opinion is that you should keep your audio ground isloated from the chassis and from mains ground.
I like to run the mains ground direct to the chassis, and keep the audio ground seperate. I only tie signal ground to power ground on the secondary side of the transformer, and do not tie the secondary power ground to the chassis ground.
So, for the kook, I would set it up as if it were standalone with no connection from it's ground to the chassis, and connect signal to each X-Over. I woulod ten set up each X-Over if they were standalone (without connecting their signal grounds to the chassis).
Does this answer your question?
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Brian thanks for the quick response. If I understand you correctly the only connection to chassis ground is at the mains input and the signal ground "floats through" the stages remaining isolated from the chassis! Yes?
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Yes. The Kook ties signal ground to it's power ground, as your x-overs likely do as well. Connecting each of the devices also to the chassis ground would surely result in a ground loop. So, float the signal ground.
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mains ground direct to the chassis, and keep the audio ground seperate. I only tie signal ground to power ground on the secondary side of the transformer, and do not tie the secondary power ground to the chassis ground. So, for the kook, I would set it up as if it were standalone with no connection from it's ground to the chassis, and connect signal to each X-Over. I woulod ten set up each X-Over if they were standalone (without connecting their signal grounds to the chassis). Does this answer your questio
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Originally Posted by: usman125  mains ground direct to the chassis, and keep the audio ground seperate. I only tie signal ground to power ground on the secondary side of the transformer, and do not tie the secondary power ground to the chassis ground.
So, for the kook, I would set it up as if it were standalone with no connection from it's ground to the chassis, and connect signal to each X-Over. I woulod ten set up each X-Over if they were standalone (without connecting their signal grounds to the chassis).
Does this answer your questio The last post was 6 years ago 
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