Trends 2022/06
BRIGHTER AND MORE
VIVID COLORS, UNEQUIVOCAL
SOUND IMPROVEMENT !
BRIGHTER AND MORE
VIVID COLORS, UNEQUIVOCAL
SOUND IMPROVEMENT !
Furutech’s top-of-range Lineflux NCF phono-to-phono interconnect cables “employ all kinds of
exotic aerospace-grade materials and process,” writes Martin Pipe in the magazine’s March
issue. They offer “high-tech design, impressive build quality and strong performance” with
“audible improvements in micro-detailing and background blackness.”
The focus of this review is a lineup of Furutech products. It includes interconnects, speaker cables, and power
cords assembled with their bulk cable lines, along with the PowerFlux-NCF 18 factory-made power cords, the GTO-
D2 NCF(R) Power Distributor with custom-designed NFC duplex outlets. The premise of the bulk cables is to offer
a more economical approach for the DIY assembly of Furutech cables using their wire designs with Furutech
termination plugs of your own selection. Scot Markwell, President of Elite AV Distribution assembled the cables for
this review to the lengths needed for my stereo.
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you know that I’m a bit of a skeptic when it comes to audio. More than one time I’ve read about some amazing piece of gear, rushed down to the high-end audio parlor (remember those?) to take a listen, and came away disappointed. It’s not that it always sounded bad (although, sometimes it did), it just didn’t wow me as I was expecting. Where I especially cast a wary eye is an accessory item that promises to improve the overall sound of the system. The Furutech NCF Clear Line is just such a product. So when Steven asked if anyone wanted to review it, of course, I said yes.
“What most captured my attention with the NCF was its more definite sense of layering
and greater sense of immediacy…
”
“The difference between Clear Line “In” and Clear Line “Out” was one of added focus and
air between individual images.
”
“Bottom line: sensible, cost-effective, and, once heard, difficult to part with.”
“The Furutechs added a sense of acoustic openness… they firmed up the bass and
plumped up the midrange, adding gravitas to the resonances…
”
Furutech stupisce anco-
ra: l’azienda continua a
sfornare a ritmo costan-
te interessanti accessori in gra-
do di ridurre le interferenze di
vario genere che normalmente
Mr. Yoshio Ohara reports on 2 must-have items to
strengthen your power supply from the Furutech NCF Series
È difficile nascondere l’interesse che ho
s e m p r e p r o v a t o verso qualsiasi accessorio del momento perche, ne
s o n o c o n v i n t o , g r a z i e a d e s s i s i a p p r e z z a n o piccoli cambiamenti checontribuiscono ad affinare le
prestazioni dei nostri sistemi,sebbene molti sosterranno che gli effetti sono inavvertibili o al massimo difficili da percepire.
ADDING TO ITS range of cable and
connector holders, Furutech has now
introduced the NCF Booster-Signal-L,
which allows the cradle to be lowered
much further than on other models –
meaning it is able to support
connections usually positioned lower
on components like interconnects and
power leads, HDMI and USB cables.