What happened to the DJ Tech Tools USB Cables?

[djnelito]

Hi,

I can't find these in the shop:

http://www.djtechtools.com/2009/06/1...js-20-ferrite/

I started looking into getting a good usb cable and good old google pulled up this old DJ Tech Article.

Any other recommendations if this is no longer sold on DJTT ?

Also any recommendations on power conditioners while you're at it. I found this but it's very pricey:

http://www.zzounds.com/item--MONPRO1000

Cheers
Nelson

[Patch]

Dunno about the USB cables. They always seemed super expensive when you can buy ferrite clamps for your existing cables for next to nothing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Pcs-Dat...item3f138e0aad

Enough clamps there to do 5 cables.

[djnelito]

Excellent thanks

[minimal]

sounds like snake oil to me.

[SherpaPsy]

sounds like snake oil to me.

Snake oil does have its uses: when you have a squeeky snake

In this case, ferrite cores are for noisy cables:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead

[dookiex]

Ive never experienced any issues with usb cables regardless of how cheap they were. Once or twice ive had a usb cable completely die or physically break but never experienced any connectivity issues on a working cable.. What exactly happens when u get noise? Signals dont consistently pass thru or something?

A bad USB cable basically will either not work altogether or you may get drop outs in which the device basically loses power intermittently. That's basically all that could really go wrong with USB cables. The whole thing is digital so degradation isn't really a problem like it is with analogue cables (such as your audio cables). Either you have a live connection or you don't.

[minimal]

The only USB cable that's gone bad for me was the one that came with my NI Audio8. :}

Anyways, there are tons of good quality USB cables, ferrite and all, at your local salvation army. At a $1 a piece, you can't go wrong.

[ajrindy]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Pcs-Dat...item3f138e0aad

Enough clamps there to do 5 cables.

uh.... doesn't the cable have to actually pass through the ferrite, and not just have the ferrite wrapped around the cable?