Furutech Mains Power Cables Hierarchy & Differences
My first experience with a newly fabricated Furutech mains power cable (FP-TCS31 + FI-28 (R) has proven to be extremely positive although the cable is currently still in the break-in process. There were ups and downs with the performance of the cable for the past two weeks but it’s a best sound reproduction I’ve experienced so far with the system. The Furutech cable is currently used in conjunction with other costlier (and excellent) Acrolink cords in my system.
I’ve barely warmed up to the sound of the new Furutech cable but I"m already thinking about the higher range alternatives. I noticed there isn’t exactly a hierarchy with Furutech cables but acknowledge that the DPS4.1 sits at the top of the ladder. Nevertheless, based on the price I presume the TCS31 is 2nd best, S032N 3rd and TCS21 / 3TS762 are at the 4th or 5th spot.
Since I now own the TCS31 I’m only interested in the comparison between the DPS4.1 and TCS31. Some say the DPS4.1 is a superior sounding cable while there are some comments about the DPS4.1 sounding too smooth or dark although it has more impressive bass than the TCS31. Has anyone compared the TCS31 to the DPS4.1?
As for plugs, there are many people who have compared the FI-50 (R) NCF to the FI-28 (R) and the consensus is the former is better so there’s no issue here.
The next question is on the finished cables NanoFlux and PowerFlux NCF. They are actually not within my budget but I’m curious if anyone has compared these with the DPS4.1 or TCS31 + FI-50 (R) NCF plugs. The NanoFlux and PowerFlux NCF also come with FI-50 (R) NCF plugs and I’m not sure about the difference between these finished cables and DPS4.1 and TCS31. However, there is a BIG price difference between them. If there is a difference is it a worthwhile night and day difference or a subtle one. Which is considered the best VFM cable?
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.
FWIW I also own a Wireworld Silver Elektra 7 (upgraded from Elektra 7 last year), currently used on my less important component which is a streamer. Although I didn’t make any direct comparison between the Furutech and Wireworld (no intention to do that anyway), the Furutech house sound is surely different from the Wireworld. In general:- Furutech - full-bodied, natural tone, clarity, nuance and detailed |
Thanks for this thread, really informative 👍; I took delivery of my first Furutech cable last Friday - FP-TCS31 with FI-1363-NI Gold (UK) , and FI-31 Gold IEC, to feed my Puritan PSM156 from the wall. My observations match @ryder 's; over the last 7 days, with around 110 hours of actual playtime, and the rest of the time with my system in stand-by, I had moments of "ok, this is really good", to the muffled presentation, and recessed delivery. Took everything out of stand-by first thing this morning (5:30am here in the UK), and it's sounding somewhere in between the 2 extremes What is the expected, estimated burn in time for these cables? @digsmithd mention months?
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All these ups and downs in sound quality can really be attributed to one thing, the fact that the differences are due more to psychosomatics than physics. You're feeling a little tired today, the cable sounds dull and lifeless, feeling better today, got that big task done, the cable sounds rich and dynamic, a little stuffy nose today, the cable is lacking in high frequencies. Go ahead, block my posts from now on. |
