• Reviews around noise (1.39 of 5)

    PAC SNI-1/3.5 3.5-mm Ground Loop Noise Isolator Works with iPod/Zune/iRiver and Others

    • I'm using it to isolate alternator noise in my truck from my XM receiver.
    • However, if no music is playing, it tends to give me some weird noise- not hiss or radio interference, just some random noise.
    • All annoying noise is gone while using belkin bluetooth aircast to a fm transmitter
    • The item amplified the car's static noise, rather than reduce it
    • Works just as I hoped it would!I have a 2009 BMW M3 and every time I used to plug in my phone using the AUX I would receive that terrible background noise
    • I had previously been using a Kinvo BTC450 Bluetooth adapter kit for my car, and had been getting a lot of "static" sounding noise and general interference at low volume
    • I have a 2007 Toyota Prius, and apparently my type of car is notorious for the static/thumping noise from using the aux jack.
    • I'm using this product daily, and I'm yet to hear one last humming noise
    • eliminates the hissing noise
    • my brand new laptop has a whine / squeel noise coming out of the audio line and my thunderbolt 3 adapter with audio has a low hissing noise coming out of the audio jack
    • The device removed the hum as advertised, but it also reduced the volume to only come through one side of my headphones, as if it isolated the noise to mono instead of stereo.
    • This Ground Loop completely erased the static noise and i didn't suffer any loss of volume
    • Works exactly as expected - the terrible hissing noise linked to my engine revs gone 100%Very happy with the sound quality now!!!
    • I am loving it and would recommend it to anyone who have humming noise problem in car.
    • I wanted to use it to reduce the Hum noise of an electronic drum
    • It works in isolating noise interference
    • Works great, no more noise...
    • Works great, no more noise...
    • It connects between the phone and stereo, and creates a break in the ground loop eliminating all the static and other noises introduced by it.
    • It does an okay job at isolating the ground loop noise, but it also eliminates almost all the detail from your music.
    • When I accelerate, I hear a humming/buzzing noise from the speakers.
    • No static noise whatsoever in the background anymore.
    • Isolated my noise on my bluetooth accessory for my car
    • Whenever we would have an audio device connected while charging, there would be hum/static/background noise.
    • This device removed the whining noise from a Bluetooth Audio to Aux receiver installed in my wife's car
    • Used with a cheap ebay bluetooth adapter in my car, took out all the hiss + white noise.
    • Great Noise Isolator - does the great job as it should - no static in my
    • When using my car's aux input I was experiencing annoying background noise that would increase as I accelerated
    • I have never heard the existence of a ground loop noise isolator until a few months ago in a random slickdeals thread that discussed the high pitched whine associated to engine revving and phone connected to the aux port
    • I've used various iPhones and Android phones with my car stereo for years without problems, but with my new Galaxy S4 I had terrible high pitched noise whenever I listened to music
    • But it turned out that there was a very annoying noise interfering with the movie audio and it seemed to be connected to the pedal since when I was accelerating it would accentuate
    • Works well - Did a good job of eliminating background static noise
    • worked great no more noise
    • Eliminates static noise loops or whatever the technical term is.
    • I had a bad noise problem
    • The first exhibited the same behavior, with the exception that when the wire would make/break contact to the PCB (or whatever it's secured to inside the enclosure), it passed a disrupted signal to the head unit creating LOUD popping noises in the speakers
    • Works great to isolate the electrical noise that was caused by my computer and av system
    • Gets rid of that awful noise as promised.
    • Completely solved the humming / whining noise working great
    • I had some static/white noise coming from my audio output on my computer and to no
    • It has a slight humming noise when the TV is on
    • Noise is now nearly inaudible even with no music playing while parked
    • I wasn't sure if this "ground loop noise isolator" would work on the static (which is not ground loop noise
    • Totally took away the weird noise when plugging my tablet to the AUX port on my 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
    • I was pretty sure it would fix my problem because neither of my sound sources had noise when plugged in by itself
    • This ground loop noise isolator completely removed it
    • Using a tablet as media server and any time the tablet is plugged into the charger horrible interference noise came thru the speakers.
    • Completely eliminated the feedback/static noise that was coming from the audio cable connected to my car
    • had the alternator static noise, and this ground loop isolator got rid of the problem perfectly! highly recommended!
    • Works wonderfully in removing excessive background noise.
    • MY NOISE WAS MUCH WORSE
    • When my iPhone would be plugged into the aux Imput and charging via the cig lighter I would get a whining noise
    • Not being a car savvy guy, found out that this gem would remove the humming noise and save me from fumbling around with my car wires.
    • I started looking into in-car Bluetooth kits, and people mentioned getting ground-loop noise isolators to eliminate any interference
    • I've always had to unplug the charging cord to listen to the device over the car stereo because of the terrible ground loop noise (although the salesperson assured it would not have this problem as my first one did)
    • With this device I can leave everything plugged in and no annoying background noise
    • Finally, no static noise or fluffy noise!
    • my car had really bad static/ground noise and this resolved 99% of the problem.
    • It smells like crap when it arrived, but when I plugged it into a pc that has had an annoying digital noise pickup it instantly disapeared
    • The static/noise/interference or whatever was coming through my aux connection was completely erased with this product
    • Now, the strange noise is back in my car.
    • well, this product does the trick, i no longer have to hear the annoying noise while listening to music with the s4 in the car.
    • I had the most annoying noise every time I would connect the car charger to the phone.
    • This device cleared up all of the weird noise on my car stereo when playing music from my phone.
    • However, there is that irritating buzzing noise every time that I plug the Ac cord (laptop charger) to my laptop
    • I have read lot of reviews here saying this isolator removes the noise completely when used with KINIVO BTC450, but its not the same with my car, its seems to have reduced the Noise at Medium Level volume, but hasn't removed the Noise completely, i can still hear Humming and Buzzing noise when i increase the Volume level slightly
    • Like most of the other reviewers, I got this to use in the car when after noticing a whining noise coming from my iPhone whenever I accelerated
    • Absolutely worth the price if you're getting that weird feedback/line noise on your aux input!
    • I now use this isolator, and I don't get the annoying noise any more, and the sound does sound better too (placebo maybe).
    • I tested this in my semi-truck with both my laptop and phone, it not only didn't clear the noise out but added some more weird funky sound!!!
    • I was getting strange noises (linked to engine speed) when using my phone through an aux jack and also charging on the cigarette adapter outlet
    • I was looking for a way to eliminate the weird electronic noise that was coming out of my car speakers when playing music through a Bluetooth adapter.
    • There is no more spurious noise in my audio output and I believe that it may have increased my sexual endurance as well
    • and it had a horrible buzzing noise
    • Not a problem if you know your way around, and it's still preferable to the horrible noise from a raw signal
    • I am extremely happy with the hum/ground loop noise gone.
    • I installed a pair of speakers on my motorcycle and was getting unbearable feedback noise until I installed this.
    • I just got this amazing product is work love it eliminate all the noise is perfect and the price great
    • I was getting hissing noises with my Galaxy S3 phone plugged up to my car auxiliary input (something I rigged up myself)
    • Plug and play fixed the squealing noise associated with the Himbox
    • The noise was stronger than the music when I used my Apple products.
    • Now I can keep my phone charged while I play music or when I need to use the GPS noise free.
    • No more annoying background noise.
    • Like other reviewers, I was experiencing a quite bothersome humming noise while listening to music from my computer connected through patch cables to my stereo amplifier.
    • I used to get a nasty noise when my phone was plugged into the car charger now it's gone
    • You want the device completely isolated by a transformer which breaks any noise ground loops to the stereo component.
    • Bluetooth 4.0 Hands-Free Car Kit with 3.5mm Aux Jack, Dual USB Charger & Magnetic Base, Updated Aluminum Ring - Black to my AUX jack but noticed horrible noise / whine over the speakers when accelerating.
    • This cleared up the annoying noise.
    • I'd just buy a different noise isolating device.
    • While attempting to add Bluetooth functionality to the stereo I couldn't help but notice a loud static noise was interfering with my audio experience
    • Works great for getting rid of the annoying ground loop noise from the alternator for a Sirius/XM radio
    • Truth is I didn't expect this to clear all the noise
    • I used it with my Prius and it got rid of the static feedback noise I was getting with my bluetooth speaker.
    • This cleared up the annoying noise.
    • but it is no where near before and the noise is very tolerable
    • Upon hooking this device up as a filter for my AUX port, the static noise has completely disappeared
    • Was having really bad alternator noise coming from my speakers with my phone plugged into both the auxiliary input and my car charger
    • To put it in perspective, just imagine that irritating Buzzing noise you hear in a speaker... and amplify it by 1,000 Watts!!!
    • Prior to installing this there was a horrible crackling noise coming through the speakers.
    • Bought this because my aux cable will emit a whining noise if my phone is plugged in to charge
    • Worked great to remove whine noise after adding a preamp to a line in.
    • This greatly reduced the whining engine noise for my bluetooth connection kit in my Acura RSX.
    • After tearing my hair out because of incessant noise from my phone while plugged in, this solved the problem.
    • It did; noise is completely gone, my Laptop DAW sounds gorgeous.
    • I have been bothered by static noise for years while listening to and charging my phone at the same time
    • Before I had this the noise and hiss was terrible.
    • I had noticed that when I connected my phone to the line-in cable at the same time that it was charging from the USB connection, there was a little bit of a background static/hissing noise - but it wasn't enough to really bother me
    • If your getting weird static or noise while using a 3.5 mm to Bluetooth adapter this device will fix it.
    • And since day one it's had this horrible whining noise that changed with the RPM of the engine
    • My 2008 BMW 335xi had a weird feedback noise on my Samsung Galaxy S4 plugged into the aux port
    • I plugged a 3.5mm aux cable into a powered Pyle speaker from my laptop and got some really bad ground loop noise when the laptop was plugged in
    • The audio output of my laptop had horrible noise coming from it with the power plugged in.
    • It eliminated all engine/alternator/static noises from my Toyota Sienna 2007 and Mazda5 2010
    • Specifically, there was a low hum and a whiny hiss at all volumes, though it was much more pronounced at lower volumes in quiet settings (road/wind noise drowns it out)
    • When I charge my iPhone in my car ('65 Mustang) AND play music at the same time, I get this weird whiny noise from the stereo
    • Now this attachment completely kills the noise.
    • Works great to instantly eliminate whine noise when using XM radio through auxiliary port of semi truck stereo
    • Cleared all background noise.
    • When she played music or answered calls while driving it would make this terrible hissing/static noise
    • When I plug my IPod into my cars stereo, I get a humming noise through the speakers.
    • Does an excellent job cutting out the humming noise.
    • The noise was so bad that I almost returned the NookColor as defective (my ipod and cell phone work fine with the same speakers)
    • Static noise is gone.
    • I have a Galaxy Note 4 and before I added this device, I was getting a hissing noise while listening to music
    • The problem I was having was when charging the phone and having it connected to the aux in at the same time I would experience horrible static/noise.
    • I purchased this for a friend who had a humming/buzzing noise in his speakers anytime he tried to play music on his cell phone using the aux jack while it was also charging
    • I was getting so much static and feedback in my audio as well as the people I was playing with - this simple device eliminated ALL of the static/noise
    • Highly recommend it to use to get rid of background and static noises.
    • Eliminated ALL audible noise from my car stereo when using external Bluetooth interface device in my radio's aux-in port.
    • Not being a car savvy guy, found out that this gem would remove the humming noise and save me from fumbling around with my car wires.
    • I was having excessive noise when connecting my IPOD or phone to my car's audio input jack and using a charger on the player at the same time
    • Works exactly as advertised!Takes up some space in my center console, but well worth it to get rid of that humming noise!
    • no more funny noises while listening to my podcasts/music
    • you have any of the irritating noise described above, try this Noise Isolator out
    • I bought this to use with my galaxy s4 when listening through car aux input as this setup was giving hi-pitched static noise previously (my other phones including droid razr and iphone do not have this problem, only the s4 does)
    • Worked like a charm in my car to get rid of the unwanted noise.
    • No more humming noise as I drive
    • My wife's iPhone 4S made an annoying buzzing noise in our car when attached to the auxillary jack.
    • I installed a Bluetooth adapter into the aux input of my Honda, and I found that there was a significant "buzzing" noise through the car's speakers when I was charging my phone and playing audio at the same time
    • I was getting ground noise from my computer to soundboard, this fixed the issue
    • This ground loop noise isolator fixed the problem!
    • I have a Bluetooth receiver that was getting ground noise
    • I am very happy because that noise had been annoying me for a while
    • Eliminates ground loop noise.
    • Nonetheless I decided to try the isolator, just looking for a chance to get rid of that annoying noise from my speaker
    • works great, no noise even with the cheap USB adapters
    • I use my phone for music and I would get static noise coming from alternator when I had 3.5mm jack and usb car charger connected at the same time
    • I have a Toyota Prius and listening to musiv through the AUX connection was a real pain because of the noise and static but with this loop isolator music sounds crystal clear and absolutely noiseless
    • After plugging in this ground loop isolator the horrible ground loop noise is gone and the great audio quality remains
    • You can't imagine how relieved i am not to hear this irritating noise anymore!Highly recommend this device if you are having an interfering buzzing noise in your speakers
    • Although it did remove the static noise, the volume was softer but more importantly, sound only came through one channel (right-side, mute on left-side).
    • I used it on my 2008 BMW 528i after I began hearing terrible noise through my AUX line when I was listening to music from my cell phone
    • I thought that because it was not a 4 channel loop noise isolator, that the noise would be disrupted on some of the speakers or that it would not work whatsoever
    • I like that it minimizes the noise in the aux
    • I had problem hearing my mp3 due to strong engine noise comming up from the speakers, now that I use the noise reductor, the sound is nice and clear.
    • It filters out some noise and because of this causes some noises to be louder than others.
    • This removed humming static noise from my sound system caused when separate laptop and desktop PCs were fed into one speaker system
    • I bought this because I am driving a 2014 Freightliner Cascadia and when I have my phone plugged into the radio I get an awful noise
    • I was getting that horrible interference noise while charging my android phone and now all is right with the world again.
    • and no more humming noise with acceleration
    • It did what it was meant to do - eliminate the nasty whining noise picked up by the Bluetooth receiver
    • No more static noise
    • Does a great job of getting the interference noise out of your music
    • The problem is that when the laptop is connected to power, the TV makes a very annoying electrical humming noise
    • Got rid of the annoying electrical whining noise I had when multiple devices were plugged into a cigarette lighter charger.
    • With the isolator plugged in the sound quality of music playing from my phone seems about the same but the irritating whining noise is completely gone
    • Despite the neg reviews for this thing, I purchased anyway to hopefully get rid of the terrible hum/alternator noise when using my Galaxy Note on my
    • I was experiencing loud "cricket" noises when playing sound from my cell phone and at the same time charging it in the car
    • Removed the notorious Lexus ground loop noise completely
    • I have to wiggle the wire to clear up noise.
    • Amazing gadget, removed the hissing noise from the Belkin Bluetooth adapter.
    • I had an annoying high pitched noise whenever I used my cell phone to play music in my car via the AUX port
    • Ordered this for my car because I got unbearable static / hissing noises when playing music through AUX or bluetooth
    • Solved the annoying whining noise you get when charging and playing music through the car stereo at the same time
    • I used to get a pretty annoying hissing noise when I connected my iPhone 4S to the car via an aux cable, and the noise didn't stop even after I got my phone exchanged by Apple
    • Because I drive a cheap piece of junk Sentra, the electrical noise from the engine made my radio sound like a UFO was landing on it.
    • I know sound is lost with these things but seems pretty good for patching up a poorly wired system or difficult noise issue
    • Very effective at eliminating the annoying background noise.
    • I use this in my 2013 Toyota because I have an external Sirius Receiver and for some reason, there was hissing/noise when I connected it.
    • The PAC Ground Loop Isolator cleared up noises I had coming through my headphones.
    • (actually it's going to the mic inputs on my USB keyboard, yes, the keyboard has a mic and headphone input) and had a horrible noise (ground noise obviously) when recording into Audacity
    • Delivered as promised; eliminated the "buzz/humming/static" noise that would result from using the AUX input on my vehicle and using the phone charger simultaneously.
    • Initially the hands-free kit had really bad ground noise.
    • Recommend this isolator to effectively cancel the annoying noise.
    • When it worked, it worked well, clearing up noise on my iPod Touch->car aux adapter
    • No more whining noise
    • I always had a weird static noise in the background
    • It has taken that annoying noise away so we can listen to music now perfectly.
    • I plugged this into the center console on my 2008 Rav4 and it immediately stopped the static/hum noise I was hearing
    • When it worked, it worked well, clearing up noise on my iPod Touch->car aux adapter
    • No more engine-whine noise on my iPod when listening to music in my Scion XB
    • I have been listening to stupid noise FOREVER because I have a aux input wired into the factory deck on my BMW
    • My PC auxiliary output was not grounded, so my stereo receiver was spitting out a humming noise
    • This Ground Loop completely erased the static noise and i didn't suffer any loss of volume
    • Had a humming noise coming from one or more of these items
    • Although it doesn't completely eliminate the humming noise, it is so faint that you have your ear right next to the stereo speakers to hear it.
    • A bit of research pointed to ground loop noise even though I was not hearing buzzing.
    • Got rid of the whining noise ASAP
    • No more crazy noise.
    • I guess this thing reduced noise well enough, but it also killed the audio all around
    • Humming / ground / engine noise while charging my iphone 4S was inmediately gone in my
    • I didn't think this would work because after I read most of the reviews on this product, it seemed like almost everyone was having a "whining" noise issue either relating to acceleration or just simple humming or static
    • I have been fighting a ridiculous noise that was coming through my headphones on my pc
    • (didn't know it was ground noise because I'm a noob)I'm running a mix minus setup on a Behringer MDX4600, Mackie 802 VLZ4 to my
    • I used to have a whining noise when charging my phone and listening thru the audio jack.
    • Removed the whining noise and no noticeable loss of volume.
    • The noise hums over what's playing no matter how high the music
    • However, if no music is playing, it tends to give me some weird noise- not hiss or radio interference, just some random noise.
    • Prior to this life saving isolator, the sound emanating from from my stereo was HORRIBLE engine noise and buzz, due to the fact that I was charging and connected to my stereo at the same time.
    • It removes the static noise from my speakers when the CPU & Graphic card are under load.
    • Clears out ALL white noise like it's supposed to
    • I just plugged the male end of the device into the Aux jack and plugged my phone into the female end and the whining noise disappeared.
    • I simply plugged it in and all the hissing noises went away
    • Worksplug n playused it in my 335i aux input with my ipod and it eliminated all extra unwanted noise
    • The only thing I lost was the annoying noise I would hear between tracks
    • Solved my humming noise problem in my 2008 Toyota Prius
    • all the engine whine and other mysterious noises out my Jeep's sound system when my smart phone was the audio source and it was plugged into USB power.
    • I had an awful noise problem using my USB-powered Bluetooth A2DP adapter connected to my aux-jack in the center console of my 2009 Toyota Prius
    • I use this in my 2006 prius, which has awful static noise when using a plugged-in device with the aux input
    • speed 3 due to ridiculous feedback /noise
    • However, when I added the Bluetooth adapter I got some really obnoxious noise every time I would accelerate in my car
    • has terrible ground noise if plugged in to charge and play at the same time
    • The sound has always been great, but I recently bought a cigarette car charger for the iPhone, and found that it caused a loud, annoying buzzing noise during playback when my iPhone was connected.
    • I am using this along with bluetooth adapter in car and there is absolutely no ground noise
    • This product was perfect in eliminating the hissing noise in my system.
    • However a month ago a purchased another one and it was completely useless, it actually boosted the electrical noise instead.
    • Works well kills noise feedback
    • No distortion, no noise, no reduction in sound quality at all,
    • I had horrible background noise with a Bluetooth connector for my iPhone and Camry aux input, but the PAC ground loop isolator really helped
    • I put this ground loop isolator on the line and like that, no more unwanted noise.
    • I was getting a very annoying hissing noise that was mostly drowned out by the music but still audible at lower volumes and enough to be an annoyance
    • This eliminated the whine noise in my bluetooth adapter, just as it claimed it would!
    • I seen this item and seen most people are using it for their I-pod in car use so didn't know if it would work, but it worked perfectly and completely illuminated all the hum noise without degradation the audio to the recording.
    • I used this to reduce the hissing/white noise inside my car when my phone is hooked up to the AUX jack.
    • Wanted something that would isolate the noise from charging my iPhone and using the aux input at the same time.
    • I usually have to play the music very loud to cancel the annoying noise
    • didn't clear up the noise while my phone was charging
    • Eliminated that horrible noise when listening to my podcasts with my LG Lucid.
    • I was thinking of living with the hissing noise within my car's aux connection - blah
    • I really cannot comment on whether this device lessens the volume as I had to keep the sound bar on a medium voume level at best (or be driven mad by the humming noise).
    • I used at 2014 Honda Odyssey Front Aux Port, this product always removes right soundI'd not recommended PAC Ground Loop Noise
    • This isolator fixed my hum noise right away
    • This works great for the scion tc whining noise issue.
    • Shipped and received very quickly and worked like a charm - annoying high pítched whining noise experienced with Bluetooth adaptor (Kinivo BTC450) was completely abated with this device!
    • Using in my car to eliminate the whining noise when my cell phone is playing music and charging at the same time.
    • I bought this little device because when I connected my older mac book to my television and split it to separate speaker configurations, one including my custom made surround sound, made up of 2 12 in subs 6x9s and 4x6s, I found out that I caused myself to create a ground hum through my macs dvi to hdmi connector very horrible noise
    • Without it, plugging my NookColor into my decent quality portable speakers created awful static noise
    • Completely got rid of the annoying hum noise coming from my car audio.
    • This Isolator is exactly what I needed to clean up some noise on my car stereos bluetooth module.
    • I then put it in place and started getting not only the buzz/hum but also started getting a loud clicking noise.
    • This kills the noise
    • I tried everything and this finally reduced enough noise so i could hear the music.
    • Got rid of the whining noise of my Kinivo
    • There was a terrible static noise that could be heard whether music was on or off
    • It worked well and eliminated the unwanted noise.
    • The louder you turn up the radio, the louder the noise
    • So hum and noise from my computer's 3.5mm headphone jack is somewhat reduced, but so is the volume of my audio
    • I would recommend to get this if you are having the whining noise problem.
    • I bought a cheap Bluetooth adapter for our car and it had horrible noise.
    • I seen this item and seen most people are using it for their I-pod in car use so didn't know if it would work, but it worked perfectly and completely illuminated all the hum noise without degradation the audio to the recording.
    • When I used the AUX cable to plug my phone into my car there was always this hissing noise in the background, this product gets rid of that entirely
    • then the noise is horrendous - major interference
    • that humming noise...
    • This ground loop isolater solved that issue and now the sound is noise free
    • Bought a bluetooth receiver to stream music in my car from my phone, and sure enough, found out that the audio wires in my car are not proper grounded (the humming noise that comes out of your speakers).
    • Particularly for soft music or audiobooks/podcasts, the noise was annoying
    • Works well kills noise feedback
    • I HAD a VW rabbit with whining ground noise
    • I plugged this between the phone and the aux in and it has eliminated the static/noise when charging the phone.
    • Yes the static noise is gone
    • didn't isolate ground noise at all.
    • I bought this because the Kinivo BTC450 makes a whining noise in one of my cars when the device is connected to 12V power
    • After installing the ground noise isolator the interference isgone !!!
    • This little box, between the headphone jack and the existing cable, killed that noise dead, with no discernable change to audio quality besides
    • For the past year, I have had to deal with a humming noise when listening to my TV through an external 3rd party sound bar.
    • I had a whining noise in my car with lots of interference when I was charging my phone and playing music off of it
    • Bought because everytime i plug in an aux cord to my car it makes an annoying humming noise
    • I had a bad static noise on my car stereo
    • My Astro MixAmp is prone to ground loop buzzing and noises, and adds quite a bit of DC offset voltage to it's output.
    • Other wise I can't hear it during normal use, I highly recommend this product of you need an in line filter for your audio input while you are trying to charge the device.
    • Any experience with s better device?
    • It fixed my problem on Mini Cooper S 2006.