"If a power strip doesn’t change sound quality, it’s a win!" No kidding. My point re: the e TP60 was contrasting @stereo5’s comment on the eTP80 "... and very dynamic"
As far as the NCF Clearline goes my point was that it in fact does nothing that either the company or the reviews suggest; and I'm not alone in that user assessment. Net net, I wouldn't go out of my way purchasing one of their distributors just because it has NCF designation
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@facten I get it and I’m with you on that. Power conditioning is a really strange space to explore. I stopped bothering with it and just get components that have a very solid power supply design and use best quality power cables I can afford. Dedicated lines for my system helped a ton as well. But…as strange as it sounds, the GTX-D NCF Rhodium outlets improved sound quality and lowered noise floor. So those I can definitely recommend. However, I tread with caution as too much Rhodium is too much of a good thing. I sold all my rhodium power cables. Given the Furutech e-TP609 NCF is a power distribution unit, aka power strip, if it doesn’t harm anything and the purpose is to get more outlets, it’s really not a bad deal. |
I have three Furutech e60e schuko outlets, there is only wiring, no chokes, caps resistance, nothing. Wires are 14AWG neatly finished. Outlets are gold plated and good grip on the contacts and fit between the plug and outlet. The GTX outlets over time like 7 years lose their grip and would judge these too easy to pull out, these are the gold types. |
I think they're great value for the money. I don't use the rhodium products - the immediate impression is always "oh WOW" but over time, the tone is not natural to me. I buy gold ones and use NCF boosters or clear line. I don't prefer the filtered outlets to the non-filtered. somehow all power conditioning sucks the life out of music, even if mentally it sounds better. all furu products require a 400 hr break-in due to their alpha cryo process. People will mention the long break in of their wall receptacles, but I think thats because the entire system is plugged into them so the effects are exaggerated. All of their products go through the same issue. Most probably judge it long before its reached the final destination. You can mod the power distributors really well. Put contact enhancer on all the barrier terminals or even upgrade the internal wire.
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