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?
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 has a new cable riser, named the Booster,
which utilizes the company’s Nano Crystal Formula
(NCF) technology. I have been using Furutech NCF
outlets, outlet covers and power cable connectors for
quite a while and consider them a significant upgrade to
my reference system.
