Last year, we gave Furutech an Exceptional Value Award for their AG-12 phono cable. It remains one of my personal favor- ites and the reference cable on my three tables that allow an aftermarket tonearm cable. It is very neutral, easy to use and, best of all, rea- sonably priced.
Pure Transmission” lautet das Ziel der Furutech-Ka- belphilosophie. Das im ja- panischen Tokio beheimatete und auch über Niederlassungen in Hongkong und Taipei (Tai- wan) verfügende Unternehmen kann auf eine langjährige Tradi- tion zurückblicken, denn es wur- de bereits 1988 gegründet.
Vi fortsätter att utsätta den topp- testade skivspelaren 6 Perspex från Pro-Ject för uppgraderingar, den här gången en ny drivrem! Som jag beskrev det hela i min recension av spelaren i årets för- sta utgåva av Hifi & Musik, så bygger den nya 6:an i grunden på den ursprungliga 6:an från 90-talets mitt. Vissa detaljer är mer eller mindre helt identiska, som exempelvis den gängade skivpucken, men också drivrem- men.
Comme toujours chez Furutech, il n’y a nulle place pour le hasard dans cette fabrication rigoureuse. L’Evolution Power II embarque pour chaque polarité (comme pour la masse) 7 groupes de 35 conducteurs en cuivre OFC de 0,18 mm, tous traités Alpha ! L’isolation de chaque polarité est assurée par une pellicule de polyéthylène, et le blindage par 9 groupes de 24 conducteurs en cuivre pur de 0,12 mm. La gaine externe en PVC est recouverte d’une tresse en nylon qui renforce l’amortissement mécanique. Enfin, les prises IEC et Shuko sont des modèles plaqués or de la série FI-E11. Ils embarquent des conducteurs en bronze phosphoré traité Alpha.
connectique. De là à faire des câbles, et des blocs-prises, il n’y avait qu’un pas, franchi depuis longtemps ! L’ETP 609e est un très bel objet, au poids conséquent. Totalement inerte, ce lingot métallique repose sur quatre petits cônes de découplage de façon à évacuer les vibrations (le secteur en véhicule beaucoup, malheureuse- ment). Les six prises sont des Schuko en rhodium, seule garantie d’une pureté absolue dans le passage du courant à basse ou haute tension, selon Furutech. Enfin, le constructeur japonais utilise son procédé
Still spinning those black discs from years gone by? Not black CDRs but real ‘vinyl’ black discs… you know
records? What you say… yeah sure (heck even my 21 year old son prefers vinyl over digital which is why
he is now buying records when he can—he owns a turntable!). But have you tried any record clamps
lately? Say what? Well clamping a record to the platter can yield great benefits, and how it is done will
defiantly has it influences.
Micro Bio & Professional Disclosure: Guido D. Corona recently retired from IBM Corp. with over 26 years of service. He
is currently a web accessibility and US Federal Section 508 consultant. He has contributed equipment reviews to The
Absolute Sound, and articles on Access World Online ( http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp ). Guido Corona is also
a professional contributing copywriter to the upcoming Jeff Rowland Design online knowledge base. While his
connection with the Rowland database project is minor, Mr. Corona will recuse himself from reviews of Rowland
gear. Ye Olde Editor]
Furutech has come on strong the past few years with multiple innovations most of which were relatively low cost high
value offerings, but always high tech. Their previous phono cable was under $500 and did a very good job with high-end
cartridges. Now Furutech has taken off the gloves and committed their huge resources to a cutting edge cable offering
with all the technological expertise at their command. The Silver Arrow Phono Cable, yes its expensive and yes it
delivers the musical goods and more.
If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’re presumably among the converted: a true-blue audiophile who has no
question that there are profound qualitative differences to be heard between different amplifiers, preamplifiers, and CD
players—not to mention cables, cords, power conditioners, equipment racks, and even footers. On the other side of the
audio divide are the debunkers: those who think those differences are usually at best negligible, and who view
audiophiles as pitiable obsessive-compulsives who delude themselves into hearing distinctions that aren’t really there.
Glücklicherweise haben Bedini Clarifier und Furutech RD-1 und -2 in audiophilen Kreisen für eine gewisse Akzeptanz von Geräten zur Entmagnetisierung gesorgt. Andernfalls hätte ich es mir bestimmt zweimal überlegt, Ihnen dieses UFO vorzustellen.
