Furutech new top-of-range LineFlux NCF (RCA) interconnect cable
Furutech new top-of-range LineFlux NCF (RCA) interconnect cable News Japanese cable and connector specialist Furutech announces an exciting upgrade to its top-of range LineFlux (RCA) interconnect cable, which now features new CF-102 NCF RCA connectors and an enhanced cable design. The new LineFlux NCF (RCA) interconnect is the first of Furutech’s analogue signal cables to incorporate the company’s proprietary Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF). NCF, which already features in selected high-performance Furutech products, uses a special crystalline material that has two ‘active’ properties. First, it generates negative ions that eliminate static. Second, it converts thermal energy [...]
Furutech NEW HF-X-NCF Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable
Furutech NEW HF-X-NCF Ultra-High Speed HDMI Cable News Japanese cable and connector specialist Furutech announces the launch of a brand new HDMI cable for improved audio and video performance Furutech’s new HF-X-NCF ultra-high speed HDMI cable features a connector shell incorporating the company’s own proprietary Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF). NCF uses a special crystalline material that has two ‘active’ properties. First, it generates negative ions that eliminate static. Second, it converts thermal energy into far infrared. Furutech combines this remarkable material with nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder for their additional ‘piezoelectric effect’ damping properties. [...]
Furutech launch new LAN-8 NCF high-end audio Ethernet cable
Furutech launch new LAN-8 NCF high-end audio Ethernet cable News Furutech’s LAN-8 NCF is a beautifully engineered and built Category 8 cable for Ethernet and other high speed signal transfer applications ‘Category 8’ refers to an ultra-high-speed transmission cable with speeds of up to 40Gbps and frequencies of up to 2,000MHz (3.3 times the capability of Category 7). Furutech’s LAN-8 NCF features a connector shell incorporating the company’s own Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF). NCF uses a special crystalline material that has two ‘active’ properties. First, it generates negative ions that eliminate static. Second, it [...]
Kinki Studio EX M1 + Integrated Amplifier REVIEW
Kinki Studio EX-M1+ Integrated Amplifier REVIEW Review This is a review summary written by Terry Ellis March 2022 For the full review please see my YouTube video linked here Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here In 2022, I think we can all agree that there are a LOT of solid-state integrated amplifiers on the market at pretty much all prices. Standing out from this crowd is always going to be difficult. I have been lucky to have spent [...]
Denafrips Pontus II DAC Review
Denafrips Pontus II DAC Review Review This is a review summary written by Terry Ellis March 2022. For my video full review please see my YouTube channel link here Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here Denafrips are a Chinese based manufacturer, who have made some serious (sound) waves across the HiFi World in the last few years. Knowing their reputation, I was very keen to at last get a chance to play with one of their DACs but [...]
Musician Audio Aquarius Flagship DAC REVIEW
Musician Audio Aquarius Flagship DAC REVIEW Review This is a review summary written by Terry Ellis February 2022 For the full review please see my YouTube video review linked here Please Note: I am an Amazon Associate meaning links to Amazon are affiliate links, for more info about this please see here A Flagship DAC It was only a few years ago that the DAC market felt a very limited place, on my radar there were units built into amplifiers and stand alone units from Chord Electronics available in the UK at my budget [...]
Musician Audio Pegasus R2R HiFi DAC Review
Musician Audio Pegasus R2R HiFi DAC Review Review My first R2R I started Pursuit Perfect System a couple of years ago and in that time I have spent a lot of time listening to DAC's from Chord Electronics and I will admit I have been in-"DAC"-trinated to some degree. I have listened to other DAC's in this time, quite often they have been built into amplifiers such is the modern way and some of them have been good for specific reasons but none have really held my attention enough to keep me away from going [...]
NEW Mola Mola KULA Integrated Amplifier with modular versatility
NEW Mola Mola KULA Integrated Amplifier with modular versatility News Uniting the acclaimed technical mastery of Mola Mola’s Makua and Tambaqui designs with Roon-Ready capability, the ‘Kula’ integrated amp extends extraordinary transparency, control, style and convenience to the high-end music systems market Named after the Hawaiian word for school, the long-anticipated Kula is the first integrated amplifier to grace the Mola Mola range. Living up to its name, the multi-talented Kula combines the company’s excellent pre-amp technology, including optional phono and DAC stages, with newly developed power amplification to deliver exceptional performance and versatility [...]
The Importance of Leading Edge Clarity
The Importance of Leading Edge Clarity Article There are many obvious defining elements of a HiFi systems performance that we as audiophile can easily hear and associate to good audio quality. Clarity, focus, sound stage width-depth-height, bass power and control, scale, natural are all important factors we are improving as our audio systems get better. If you had to select just one, the one key area of a systems performance that is more important than all the others what would you choose? Its very hard to select only one as they are all so important, [...]
