Thanks for the CF-1 review. I bought one and found a similar effect on how instruments are played.
Review: The New CF-1 From Rick Schultz Audio
Review: The New CF-1 From Rick Schultz Audio
I was given the opportunity to demo the new CF-1, I actually had two units available.
I thought to myself let's see how the CF-1’s sound compared to the description in the ad below taken from the Audiogon ad.
Let's see how the CF-1’s compare to the High Fidelity MC-0.5’s.
Let's see what happens if the CF-1 is used in conjunction with the Main Stream Line Conditioner and the SnubWay Noise Defender.
The ad on Audiogon reads; "Covered by four different patents this new power filtering device couples magnetic conduction technology with patterned capacitor technology.
CF-1 add layers of depth and clarity. Multiples can be used for even greater effect.
Plugged into any available wall outlet CF-1 is sure to transform your system. The effects of CF-1 are musicality and clarity well defined spatial sounds stage with deep base.
The CF one can be used with high fidelity cables MC-0.5 types or MC-1 types as well. They couple beautifully with the new CF-1.
The effect of CF-1: Enlarge the space around your music and delivers much more Musical flow and the integration of environmental and spatial sounds that are hard to reproduce by any audio system.
The CF-1 is certain to flesh out more beautiful music in your system. One of the best overall value products available today.”
I used two units in my system, one was plugged into the dedicated AC wall outlet and the other plugged into my high performance audio grade AC distributor which has no active power conditioning.
I’ve put together several really good sounding systems over the past many years and was very pleasantly surprised to hear an improvement in what I was hearing with the music sounding more dynamic, crisp, with finer minute details being more apparent.
I would also say instruments sounded more realistic in terms of tonality, attack and decay.
In my opinion the MC-0.5’s (which I still have) did a good job but the CF-1 had a greater effect. I also used them in tandem with a very positive more pronounced effect.
I added my Main Stream Line Conditioner and SnubWay Noise Defender to the system with no negative effect and experienced a bit more of the vail being lifted.
This is the equipment I used over the past 1 1/2 weeks for the demo.
A wide variety of music was used.
I did notice that the CF-1’s improved in performance over a 24 hour period.
Room 40’ x 18'
Pro-Ject CD Box R2T
Linear Tube Audio Power Supply
LAIV Harmony Dac
Luxman CL-38-uC Preamp
Coincident M300B Frankenstein Monoblocks
Luxman 590 AX II Integrated ampRed Dragon Audio class D Monoblocks
Montana EPX speakers
REL T/7i subwoofers
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