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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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mapman
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Here's what a google search on high fidelity cables turns up on the technology from the vendor's website.

The accounting DD cites would seem to have some discrepancies, for example the website mentions exposing the wire to magnetic fields as part of the manufacturing process and there being magnets in the connectors, but nothing about magnets at strategic intervals inside the ICs.

"Inside our
interconnects, we strategically place a series of
magnets of varying sizes and strengths, placed
around a solid core metal conductor at strategic
intervals in a north-south/north-south configuration."

SO I'm not sure where DD gets his info or if he is even relating it correctly, but that would seem to be a major difference.
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swampwalker
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Well, well, well. Ddr has access to literature from HF Cables that is "not out yet". Does that give you any more information about his relationship to the manufacturer? I will agree w him on one point. The "simpler explanation" is decidedly non-scientific (as in not scientifically valid or outside the realm of accepted science) when it starts talking about electrons being attracted to electrons of opposite polarity. As far as I know, electrons have only one "polarity"; which by convention is defined arbitrarily as negative because their charge is the opposite of protons which are arbitrarily assigned a positive charge.

None of this has anything to do with how the bloody things sound but I prefer to deal w people who don't try to baffle me w bull$hit.
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ddraudt
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I'd like to add that if one goes to the High Fidelity Cables website to the "NEWS" section there is a link to Audiogon news letter that has a short, film/ad about how they work. The pamphlet will go further.
Mapman, High Fidelity Cables magnetic conduction cables sound improvements are a major difference!! Big Difference! Huge Difference!! and there are reasons why. Thanks!!
As for you're-quote of my re-quote, I was re-quoting words from HFC. well, the part of my post that was in quotes at least. So,,, I don't think my re-quote was a mis-quote.
My system is sounding uber fantastic!!
"Enjoy the Music"!! D
csmgolf
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Swampwalker, seems the cat is out of the bag on DD, doesn't it? It is amazing what has happened to this site over the last couple of years. It has long been the practice, if not policy here, for persons with a financial interest in a product to disclose that relationship when they make posts promoting that product. It is called being ethical, and it seems some of the newer members are having trouble understanding this. One of those having trouble understanding why some of the long term members have a hard spot with this unethical behavior is a lawyer. He seems to be taking it as a personal attack on him. WTH? JMcgrogan has stated openly several times that he has OWNED the CT-1s and found them very good but not game changers. It is amazing how many times he has been accused of having never heard them and belittled by the psychofants AFTER he stated several times that he had owned them.

As to the statement about electrons of opposite polarity, they do exist and are called positrons. Same mass as an electron but with a positive charge, so the statement is conceivable at least in that regard. Beyond that, I don't know.

I have no reason to doubt the sound quality of these cables, as two people that I know and trust have commented extremely positively on this thread. One has offered to bring a pair of his CT 1s over once I have the rest of my system settled in. I have heard his system a couple of times before he got the HF cables and was very impressed. He has told me on the phone how good they are, and I believe him. I look forward to hearing them and will report back my thoughts on them after I listen.
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tobes
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01-14-15: Ddraudt
.......Part of the scientific explanation would include quantum spin dipole movement of electrons plus electromagnetic theory at the atomic level.
I imagine peoples eyes glazing over at this point....
An excerpt of the simpler explination is repeated below..
"Scientific research has now confirmed that electrons
interact like common bar magnets. In effect, electrons
are attracted to other electrons of opposite polarity in
the same way that magnets are....

This doesn't really help me Ddraudt. Like Swampwater states above, electrons have a defined negative electric charge (which is a fundamental constant). Perhaps something has been misinterpreted by the ad-copy writer?
Or perhaps the manufacturer doesn't know why or how they work - ie he's discovered the effect empirically? Which would be ok, I guess, and probably better than coming up with a pseudo science explanation.

Anyway, as long as you are happy with the sound/$ equation I suppose that's all that matters. Far too spendy for me:) Happy listening.
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