Customer Reviews

Ferrite Core 1/4 Cord Noise Suppressor

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Seems well made enough (how tricky is it to make a ferrite collar?), but the actual inside diameter is less than 1/4", so I couldn't use them because they wouldn't close around my cords. I contacted the seller and they sent replacements, but they were the exact same thing. If you don't need the full 1/4", you should be fine. If you do, look elsewhere.

Edit: I've been able to use some of these on some cheap HDMI cables I bought, so that's cool.

I went to "easily snap" onto my power cable on my tv and the 2 locking tabs broke off instantly. (you can see them in the item picture) Even without much force, these things are fragile. I ended up wrapping it on there with electrical tape. Still didn't solve my noise problem but I don't think it's this products fault. However, 1/4" should be 1/4". The inside diameter seems just a hair smaller than 1/4", enough to be an issue. Customers may want to purchase the 3/8" size instead to be safe.

Well made item that is useful to keep on hand for troubleshooting noise problems, and as a solution. At this price, keep two on hand.

Works as expected. I placed the ferrite core on a custom 2.5mm, male to male cable that goes between my XBOX 360 controller and the mixamp for my Astro A40 headset. It's for the mic on the headset so I can talk to people on XBOX Live. Before the ferrite core my friends would say that they heard a lot of static on my end. Then I bought this ferrite core placed it on the cable and everything was as clear as day. Nice job.

Though they look neat and someone obviously spent some time and money making them, they do no good whatsoever. I purchased 2 of the 1/4" ferrite rings, and they did nothing at all to reduce radio feedback on my studio monitors. I even tried both of them at opposite ends of the same cable and it made the issue measurably worse!

By 1/4 inch, I believe that they mean that it will fit a normal 1/4" audio jack cable, which they did for me just fine.

They are probably worth the money as a decoration or art piece for the computer trash junkie, but they do not do what they are sold to do.

The 1/4" aperture is much larger than a usb cable, so this product is entirely ineffective at suppressing noise on anything using a usb cable. I got it for a CAD U1 USB Dynamic Recording Microphone, and it was a waste of money.

I bought a new iPhone and for some reason when I put it near my computer speakers, it makes an awful loud buzzing noise. I found this product, which was supposed to eliminate that noise by attaching it to my computer power cord. I tried it on my computer power cord, my speaker power cord, my usb power cord, nothing kept the noise from returning. Unfortunately, this product did not do what it was supposed to.