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Are ferrites effective for cabling?

Good day.  I have several ferrites in varying sizes.  Are they effective for eliminating noise or stray inductance/capacitance?  If so, would they be best utilized on interconnects or speaker cables, or both?  Or, should they not be used at all?  TIA for your thoughts.
wisciman99
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geoffkait
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Just a brief note. Hiss isn’t really the kind of noise that ferrites address. Assuming that ferrites worked on audio cables, which they don’t.  Carry on. 🕺🏻
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Alright, geoff, that begs the question is there a way to eliminate hiss from the signal path?  I probably should have started with that question, my apologies.
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wisciman99 OP65 posts01-14-2019 10:16am 

 I have a very minute amount of hiss coming from the speakers (I have to put my ear almost literally on the speaker grills to hear it)

The hiss you are hearing is probably just the electronic components inside your audio equipment. The efficiency of your speakers might also be making it more pronounce.
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