High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz


In December 2011,I wrote that High Fidelity cables led by cable designer Rick Schultz was putting together a new cable.The cable came to market as CT-1.The CT-1 has FINALLY made it into my system!I had obtained a version of the prototype that Rick had been working on.It blew my previous reference Genesis by Virtual Dynamics.I thought I had finally found my end with this cable.This prototype delivered to my ears "Nirvana".Could I be at the end of my quest for the ultimate sound?
No. I received two pairs of CT-1 to replace my prototypes.They went into the system this past Friday.Unable to dedicate time until Sunday listening,I stole a few moments,ducking away from company with anticipation.My guest could tell even with the music set for"ambiance"something was intriguing and I was in for a treat!
The experience:
First off,CT-1 was very user friendly.Installation was simple;the cable is very nice and light.The female RCA fit beautifully unlike any I had found in other cable.It was secure and reliable.It seemed much thought was dedicated to developing a designer fit to an aesthetically stunning RCA connector.Install entailed a few wiggles to ensure what seemed like a compression fit on my RCA.
It was 2-3 hrs. for the 1st step of break in to be complete.At that point I had something different!Today,although they only have 10-12 hrs. on them,I can`t put into words how much my system has transformed.Believe me,I loved my prototypes.However....there is simply no comparision.
The clarity and sound is so natural.
The soundstage is like nothing I ever heard.Resoulution is breathtaking and inner detail is simply hard to believe possible.
The sound has transended and now it simply does not seem as thought I have speakers.
My system is musicians playing music.
I am told with time they will improve and I trust that as it was revealed with the prototypes.I wanted to share my thoughts with you that now.
Unequivocally,a testament to High Fidelity,as the name declares.
High Fidelity Cables for me,the last word on it,after 12 hours!
Truly Amazing

Al
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Thanks Tbg, Makes sense to me to use it with my HF- UR- WGPC but i'll be trying it in different places and on different systems in time.
what do you think the break in time is for the URR pc?
D
@tbg@Ddraught. I put the high fidelity ultimate reference full loom with one power cord. I'm using the veloce pre amp and amp and is flat out a glorious sound. @audiolabryinth. I had to to use one balance tara labs on the veloce amp lol. @tbg @Ddraught. What is the break in time on the speaker cables. The speaker cables just went in tonight and I am like wow. Rick really did it with this stuff. The speed and naturalness is off the chain. The drum work is flat out mind blowing. The response on multiple drum hits is unlike anything I have ever heard. The decay of cymbals is like floating mist. The soundstage is deep and wide. His cables are just different from the rest. Genius!!!!!!
HF URR PC report
Thursday morning my High Fidelity Ultimate Reference Rhodium magnetic conduction power cord arrived. Hooray !!
plugged it in to my filter (HF - UR- WGPC) at 9 am and let it warm up, break in , settle down for 4 hours play time.
It was definitely a purer sound with improvements everywhere but still sounded a bit tight.
At 6 hours it was sounding more relaxed and at 8 hours even more so.
At 9 hours I put the old cord back in and UGH!!! pretty awful!
So back to the URR… AAH!!  Much Better!
The URR handles complex passages better and more dynamics too.
The tones are richer and fuller, the background quieter
veils removed my friends,, veils removed!
more natural sounding. I hear deeper into the music.
intriguingly real….
Friday 15 hours of play time (plus amp on idle at night)
Wow!! it has really changed rhelms today.
Evaluations are hard because I’m moved to sing and dance about with
the music.;-) It’s so good! Even music I didn’t care for sound good now as if
the performers learned how to sing and play better!??
Shocking to discover just how much wonderful magic is lost in ordinary
power cords. My integrated amp seems to work better now as increases in volume now sound more like an increase in detail and dynamics, rather then just louder.
Tried my old power cord again, after warn up it sounded very good.
BUT.. WOW... was going back to the URR is amazing! Truly AMAZING!
I can tell the are the same songs but OMG how they’ve changed.
It’s like an Ultra High Def compaired to standard braodcast. Much More than just better in every aspect, the URR is in a different Galaxy!
The whole musical show is so much more present in the room.
Gone from the blackest background to NO background at all.
Moved from a very solid image to Too real an image to be called an image.
Yes Friends, I’m having trouble giving an analogy because A.) I’ve never experianced anything like this before. and it’s a good bet no one has...
B.) No mear words would let you know what I’m hearing. I mean, what does “ SO TOTALLY BETTER THAN ANYONE COULD DREAM POSSIBLE” do to describe the sound? Saying A is much better, and that B is way better, would keep it in the vasinity of normal worldly improvements.
No matter how much better that better can be, it would fall far short of describing this total quantim shift in musical reproduction I have witnessed.
Perhaps I’ve said everything and nothing but you would have to experiance the URR to know it. Dangerously good and worth every penny! Cheers D
URR day 3 WOW WOW WOW!!! 30 hours of play time and I find myself just trying to relax and be as open as possible, as this miracle of sound washes over me. I can lean full into the triumph of tone and texture and too many additional attributes, like never before. The grit and grind and soul of the music is there, like never before. Wow!
I have some friends over and collected utterances during the music.
Maybe they will help with the understanding.
"god" , "Yeah", "Wow", "incredible", "Amazing" were words repeated every few minutes.
"I didn't even know those sounds were in there", " It's Unbelievable!!"
"This is 10 times as good!!" "The speed is amazing!" "so solid, powerful". "The old was fuzzy and buzzy compared to this".
"It is, at once, both the finest detail and the most solid image imaginable". "the artists work Shines!!"
"Tone and texture unraveled and revealed." "Each tune a Musical Journey" "It's NOT like listening to an audio system"
" It's a tipping point where the sum is so much more than the parts."
"That instrument finally sounds right." Cymbals or so solid"
"It handles complicated passages and dynamic shifts so well."
"It's like being part of the performance!"
There is a totality, a wholeness, an impossible realness to it"
"The music floated me away!" "Air and space, OUTstanding!!
"I can't describe it… they gotta just hear it!!"

Cheers D
@DDraught. I totally understand I finally put the high fidelity ultimate reference speaker cables in last night with the veloce amps and pre and with high fidelity ultimate reference power cord. It was mind blowing. I listened to music for about 4 hours straight today. It was special. I think these cables work with speakers at any level.