I purposely left the ground off, because it introduces noise in the system(insert ground loop). I know the risks and its my personal project, so I try not to kill myself. Any case most all home audio equipment is ungrounded. I did make sure to correctly hook up the hot and neutral leads.

-Finally received my Mark2 no thanks to customs.
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Brian

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