Il est toujours étonnant de voir comment le domaine de la
haute fidélité audio réussit à innover et à se renouveler
à même des produits, des équipements et des accessoires
dont certains contribuent à repousser les limites du possible.
Ce champ d’expertise motive et anime plus d’un concepteur
du milieu à tenter sa chance. D’un emplacement local, on vise
le mondial avec le succès en tête.
Q: What do you do when you’ve assem-
bled a system you love, and you’ve opti-
mized the sound in your room?
A. You look at tweaks.
Today we’ll look at some interesting new
tweaks from Furutech. I have on hand two
types of NCF Boosters. The original NCF
Booster is designed to hold power cables in
place, and the NCF Signal Booster is a scaled
down version designed for interconnects
and speaker cables.
What is Furutech’
I don’t know how our meeting today will be viewed by followers of theories like: “all digital audio devices sound the same” or “cabling has absolutely no influence on the sound
of a device,” but I should now warn the most nervous audio-voodoo hunters before they start to read this text. What is this all about? For me, this is nothing special, as we will
be looking this time not at a cable, but at an accessory for a cable application. But what exactly is it?
Il y a bon nombre d’années, nous avions passé en revue
le modèle e- TP 60 de Furutech une « powerbar » ou
barre d’alimentation comme on les appelait à l’époque
qui s’était avérée efficace et à ce point utile tant pour les
systèmes audio que vidéo que nous en avions réquisition-
né un exemplaire pour la salle d’écoute et de projection
du magazine. Au boitier plus rectangulaire que la nouvelle
e-TP 66 plus longiligne, ce modèle e-TP 60 au matériau in-
térieur absorbant GC-303 propre à Furutech pouvait aussi
accueillir six composantes audio ou vidéo.
The path of product development is rarely linear and universally positive, and such has been the
case with Furutech’s simple but simply invaluable DeStat, a handheld device designed to
disperse static charges found on CDs, but is equally effective on vinyl discs, metal or plastic driver
diaphragms and a host of other audio-related items.
Japanese companies have been at the forefront of technological avant-garde for several decades now.
Several years ago they were joined by firms from South Korea, China and Taiwan, but in audio it is still
the Japanese who lead the way, usually those representing big corporations. On the other hand, in the
West, many interesting solutions in terms of design, make, finish, etc. presented for the first time by
these concerns are today a result of the work of small companies, individual inventors / designers, who
do their best to achieve perfection.
Today’s test is the proof for the fact, that you should always have your eyes and ears wide open, as having a mild obsession of following most reviews of various shows and
audio events, sometimes we can find some very interesting items. That was the case this time. While reviewing a very worked out photo reportage from CES, prepared by the
unmatched guys from My-Hiend, I saw a picture of a small reel of a fiercely pink cable. A small moment of dismay, quick verification of the catalog of a certain manufacturer
and despite late hour … pinging the Polish distributor on FB.
Jag har haft en liten testlåda på jobbet ett tag, med två eluttag: ett vanligt FT-SWS och ett FT-SWS NCF, båda från japanska ström, kabel och kontaktspecialisten Furutech. Tidigare Furutech-kontakter omvandlade energi till värme men i och med NCF tar man det hela ett steg längre och omvandlar energi till infra- rött ljus! Samtidigt som materialets Nano Crystal formula har effektiv dämpning, ett material bestående av pyttesmå, ja nanosmå keramiska par- tiklar och kolfiberpuder.
Furutech’s NCF Booster ($350 each, with additional extension shafts in 10pcs sets for $33) employs specially developed sound enhancing material for superior connector and cable damping. According to Furutech, “Not only does the Furutech NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder lift audio cables off the floor minimizing their points of contact, it also reduces electromagnetic interference and excels at providing NCF damping support for connectors and cables at points of connection. The NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder allows for the optimum alignment between connectors and sockets and eliminates static – boosting performance by allowing a more pure and clear signal.
Furutech’s NCF Booster ($350 each, with additional extension shafts in 10pcs sets for $33) employs specially developed sound enhancing material for superior connector and cable damping. According to Furutech, “Not only does the Furutech NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder lift audio cables off the floor minimizing their points of contact, it also reduces electromagnetic interference and excels at providing NCF damping support for connectors and cables at points of connection. The NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder allows for the optimum alignment between connectors and sockets and eliminates static – boosting performance by allowing a more pure and clear signal.
