Cable Goop Review George is going to freak!!

If you have ever tried it. Its not actually goop. It goes on smoothly and thinly.

ozzy

I have used this product on both my systems. It is absolutely fantastic. I have been an audiophile since 1982 so I have been around this industry for a long time and I have seen  a lot of products promising the earth and delivering tiny improvements. NPS 1260 is not that kind of product at all.  It is a miracle if you ask me. I suggest that you seriously look at the product if you love music. I would say that it would most certainly be the best investment that you can make in your system. I would invite anyone in the DFW area to come over for a listen.  This might sound like a strange comment but I strongly believe that NPS 1260 is the thing that we have all been looking for. The thing missing in our systems that caused $k to be spent on upgrades that usually disappoint in the end. 

@johanvz Please do not tell me McKinney TX……

No, Garland 

@johanvz I was trying to be funny.
The company that makes this stuff is in McKinney.

Company Information
High Fidelity Cables
901 N. McDonald Street, Suite 502
McKinney, Texas 75069

I would invite anyone in the DFW area to come over for a listen

And you have ability to do and A/B test?
Otherwise we are just listening to your system.
Just saying.

It would certainly be difficult to do A/B.

Yes my point exactly.
Just listening.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153433640674

I've used this product for a lot of years making cables. We use to buy it by the 1 gallon pale. You dip the stripped cable end in the dust insert it into the lead or (?) terminal end and hammer weld it. Never turns green!

I've also seen people mix this and a few other things for "Earth Boxes"

If you mix this with distilled water it is VERY thin when it dries in about 10 minutes. It sticks well if you clean the surfaces with isopropyl.

Make a lot of STUFF for 30.00

The only practical way to do this if you have a system driven by 2 mono block amps. Treat the left channel with NPS 1260 and the right with another product. You will be able to compare two mono audio signals with one another by switching off one power Amp at a time. Maybe not a perfect scenario but definitely the easiest and most accurate way to actually ab the product. Both my systems have been treated and there is no way I am going to wipe that magic stuff off but I am willing to visit someone on the area to do or demo or maybe a/b the product. I am not affiliated with the company so this offer is purely to help some of you in the decision process. 

Or if you have the same untreated audio cables as I do..both AC and single ended..I wont be doing that swap because I know my system well enough that I won't waste my time on what I already know.
Will instead apply to the internal connections of my amp next week. 
Tom

Come on people, I can certainly tell when my system sound has improved.

ozzy

+1 Ozzy

Sure @ozzy you can on your system.But not having a baseline to compare someone coming to your house for demo is not the same. That is the context here as a member was kind enough to offer coming over to hear his gear. Needs to be an A/B test to be valid. 

To add, I know there has been tweaks that are hard to tell the effect. Many a time I have gone back and forth, is this better, or is that better? etc...

But, the 1260 is not one of those tweaks. You system will sound a lot better, you will know it, if you know your system. However it did take a few days to reach full effect. I will say this product is better than the yellow QSA fuses that are raved about.

I understand why you think it is important to do a a/b test. But to perform an a/b listening test to another person system that you are not familiar with, may or may not give you the conclusion you are expecting.
You need to try it in your own system. Don’t be so cheap! Sheesh!

The cost for the product is small compared to other things we invest in this hobby.

Believe me, I have never been shy about stating my opinion on audio products performance. That is; good, bad, waste of money etc. I have tried liquid graphene, Furutech nano liquid, liquid gold, pro gold, PPT paste etc. etc. This product is very good.

ozzy

We will see Ozzy. 
Opinions are like????

And you completely miss the point.

My point was that it would be a waste of time.
 And I am done wasting it here on this.

understand why you think it is important to do a a/b test. But to perform an a/b listening test to another person system that you are not familiar with, may or may not give you the conclusion you are

expecting.

You seem to be highly skeptical and not willing to take a risk. You would probably be better off bypassing this product.

ozzy

You would probably be better off bypassing this product.

@ozzy LOL you must have sold timeshares at one time.We will see. Tell you what send me your goop and I will try it. LOL!

Just completed treating as many internal connections on my mono bloc amps as I could safely reach. Mostly main power caps and their bypasses and the 4 large Clarity poly caps as large as most mains caps. The Clarity TC caps feed the main board power supply. Was able to treat the speaker connections to the outputs custom 8gauge inductor and Mills resistor installed in a brass tube and back filled with Cascade Audio hard compound with a chassis ground lead attached.

Custom circuit by Steve Keiser.

RIP Steve...

It is offensive to see products that have a very low cost to create (bet this one does!), and that make grandiose claims that lack any objective testing or evidence whatsoever, and that charge stupid-money prices for it. I'm not saying you should not by it. I am saying that unless the connections on your system cabling are extremely oxidized, dirty, or loose what you will hear will be far more placebo effect than miracle audio tweak IMO.

That said, MillerCarbon has been using many different kinds of tweaks for ages and swears by many of them. Maybe it does somehow all add up?

I have tried other cable connection enhancer products over the years with little to no impact on the sound-- but I'm already using good cabling, have clean connections, and very high resolution components in my system that should be revealing-- yet I just don't hear it.

What I do hear are the tweaks I've applied to reduce vibrations, and sound absorption panels that reduce reflections in the room. Basic stuff. 

Does this product come with a full money-back guarantee? It darn-well should!

Gentleman,
All I can add is that this product is the real deal. I have treated all my fuses, and cables.
The first day after application the sound was better, but days, weeks later it is fantastic! Way better than any other tweak I have ever tried. It probably shouldn’t be called a tweak.
When I think of a tweak I think of the HF MC-.05s. Heck this substance is better than any HF cable, fuse, etc. I have owned.

The gains in sonic quality are well worth its cost. The blackness that is created allow for a very deep sound staging and dynamics. All the qualities that a audio enthusiast’s seek.

I’m not sure exactly what it consists of. My guess it is blocking RF/EMI etc. But I really don’t know.

It is too bad that one cannot buy a smaller "sampler" size for the "testers" and skeptics.

Highly recommended YMW-not V.

ozzy

Okay @ozzy we will see.

I am driving up to pick some up on Tuesday and will report back on Friday here in this Forum with a review.
If it is not as you claim my man you will have lost all cred with me!
No just kidding Ozzy I will give it a shot with an open mind.

Looking back through my notes, I first started applying it on 6-6-21. The last application was on 7-16-21 on the yellow QSA fuse.

You should be able to detect improvement in a couple of days, but for whatever the reason it seems to improve with time.

ozzy

Placebo effect as mentioned in another thread here?

Just kidding.....

Don't buy, or try it, you have made up your mind.

ozzy

LOL if you were one of my sales people I would fire you.

Having used the PPT products in the past, I'm a believer in this type of technology.  My question is for those who have experience with the PPT products and have tried this product -is there a difference?  Ozzy, I think I remember you removing the PPT paste early after application.  I didn't experience loss of the high end with the Total Contact and have been pleased with the results.  I'm open to the ideal that improvement may be had with a similar, but different product. Are there added benefits to this product over the Total Contact?  Thanks.

I am saying that unless the connections on your system cabling are extremely oxidized, dirty, or loose what you will hear will be far more placebo effect than miracle audio tweak

Not true. It will work best with clean contacts.

Any electrical plug and receptacle combination has more area of air gap than actual metal to metal contact. That is just plain physics. A product that is more conductive than air that replaces the airgap will improve the contact. 

This product is not meant to compensate for tarnish on contacts. It's designed to address airgaps between contacts. 

. 

@ozzy 

" Looking back through my notes, I first started applying it on 6-6-21. The last application was on 7-16-21 on the yellow QSA fuse."

Have you ever tried it on regular "radio shack" fuses or only on the good stuff?

earlflynn,
If you were a customer, I would kick you out of the store for wasting my time...

orthomead,
Yes, it is true, I did not like the PPT paste. This stuff is different. Reading the review it talks about magnetism and such, so different approaches. I hope you have a chance to try it.

Pauly,
I did have it on the SR orange fuse before the QSA yellow. Never tried it on a el cheapo fuse. Never tried it on cheap cables for that matter. I’m sure it would improve on the cheapo sound though. However, in this hobby everything matters.
P.S. I don’t think Radio Shack exists anymore.

ozzy

@ozzy Ozzy you would never have to worry about me setting foot in your store if you can not sell me on the benefits and features. Provide solid selling points as to why I should buy this product. Or at least be able to demonstrate it.
I will be picking this stuff up on Tuesday and we will see.

Show me the data.Show me the benefits and features.Prove to me this works.

101 stuff.

@ lpretiring  +1 on the Mad Scientist goop.  Works well in my system.

The ONLY review(s) that count are by the end-user listener.  

Alas, true snake oil. If only it didn’t cost so much to get bitten.

All very serious jokes aside, it reminds me very much of Arctic Silver and other such fully necessary thermal compounds required to install a CPU properly. Various claims are made and even supposedly independent testing results vary according to the design of the cooler, it’s method of mechanical cooling (air,water nitrogen oxide) as well as the design of the case, fans, PS rating and of course the model number and make of the CPU. But in all cases, when applied properly (different schools of thought exist on this parameter-spreading, pea, X, grid etc.) the undeniable truth is: the results can be measured and regardless of any faults in the above mentioned parameters, the CPU performs better and runs cooler. While it’s quite logical to look at the mating surfaces of the CPU and the cooler’s backing plate and assume the tolerances are so high that there couldn’t possibly exist any sort of deviation that would add up to the inability of the said surfaces to perform their job properly, but you’d be wrong. Maybe at idle, things are OK, but take a high end CPU like an AMD 5950x and put it through its paces via a stress test and the system is likely to shut down completely or throttle itself to snail mode until it’s been acknowledged by the user that the thermal load need attention. I can’t help but wonder if all our less than perfect systems are doing the same? Not thermally, but sonically? Are the little audible  shortcomings we notice here and there equivalent to the OS telling us temps on the SB or NB are getting in the way of overall performance? Just makes too much sense to me that CPUs manufactured with the same surface mating tolerances as the enterprise solution big brothers to Threadripper or Xeon (by AMD and Intel) are on an even or even higher plane of tolerances than something manufactured to reproduce music. After all, the entire economy of the world is not riding on a SET. 

I am not trying to convince anyone. If you value sound quality and can spare the money, try it. If not don’t. Simple as that.
Is it a simple formula that is overpriced? Again, I don’t know. But the results speak for themselves to these old tired ears...

ozzy

Myself and several of my friends have been using the Hifidelity cable 1260 3D 
enhancer put in on Everything including tube pins to AC blades and cables 
it takes a solid 2-3 weeks to settle in  but very noticeable .
we tried removing completely ,one item at a time ,and other tests not knowing what was being done within 90%+ accuracy within a group of 6.
the stuff works well , if you don’t want to try  its your choice ,your loss..

I am blown away by Nps-1260 3-d. The more I apply the better it sounds. The result is absolutely Glorious.  This result is what I have been looking for since 1982. The good news is that it keeps improving over time. My biggest problem now is dragging myself away from my system since I have other responsibilities too. Going to bed on time and being able to fall asleep are two other factors to work around. I want to Thank Rick for this wonderful invention. He has changed my life. I know that it sounds too good to be true but it is actually much better than that. 

Show me the data.Show me the benefits and features.Prove to me this works.

I’m wondering how anybody can make such a comment and still consider himself an audiophile.

The proof of the pudding is in the tasting. All the data in the world means nothing if you cannot hear an improvement, and the lack of data mean equally little if you do hear an improvement.

You are free to try something or not try it. We are under no obligation to have to prove our observations to you. If you cannot trust your ears, you are on the wrong forum.

bpoletti, audioman58, johanvz, Pauly,
Right on!

ozzy

I have some on the way. I have, what I feel , is a pretty well balanced main system. ( This is where I will be using it first)  My system is not what I would call "high dollar".  It's modest,but I enjoy it very much. I have been upgrading cables a bit, and I do notice a difference with cables. I also have literally, a few thousand hours on this rig.  My ears are very well tuned to it. I will be posting my results after I give it some saddle time.  I have never used any kind of enhancers before.  I think this will be very interesting.  

+1 rocray!

rocray
I have used NPS 1260, and its great. I tried it just on my speaker cable speaker end first. If i did not like it i wanted to be able to remove it. Less than 2 days later i was doing the other end of my speaker cables. My speaker cables are Transparent Reference. I have applied it to all my power cords and XLR interconnects,  speaker jumper wires. It just got better  sound across the board.
Try a solid thin coat first you can always go back and add more. The thicker the coat the longer the break in was for me. I did go back and make it a little thicker coat with time.
Stir it well before applying, wipe off all  your connection first before applying.
Good luck

To those of you that use this product;
I read the review and noticed he mentioned the soundstage came closer after initial application. In the long run, is that true? I’m totally a ‘you are there’ guy, so having the performer(s) get closer and stay closer would be a deal breaker for me.
Oh yeah, another question:  Does the 1260 require burn in or does it cure over time without playing your system?

Thanks,
Toolbox

If it is a liquid substance, then wouldn't it evaporate after awhile?  And what is left would be the residue - like powder?  Or maybe a over-coat much like applying shellac on wood?  But then the residue, or whatever that is, after a long period would act to impede the flow of electrons?

I am trying to understand the mechanism of how it affects the sound.

   I received my NPS-1260 today. I treated the pins on the rca cables from pre to amp. A thin even coat.  Now it's time to sit back and hear what happens. 

Apply it to your speaker cables too!
It may take a few days for the full effect, but you will know, believe me.

ozzy

+1 Ozzy

Ok,so I applied a thin coat on the rca pins on cables from pre to amp. Input and output. I also applied a thin coat on speaker cables ,speaker ends.  I was going to wait a little longer,but I will give some thoughts now.  The soundstage is most definitely bigger. Deeper,  taller,wider than pre treatment. The instruments are better defined in their space. Everything has more "texture". These are things I crave in my system,and it is now delivering in spades. Now,to you nay sayers, remember,this is MY system,in my treated room, with my ears. I easily have 1000's of hours of saddle time on this system. My ears are very well tuned to it. I'm not an expert in most things,but when it comes to this rig,I am the Worlds foremost expert,no exceptions.  And let's face it,I am in this hobby to be selfish,and please only myself.   My wife could care less. So the only person on earth I built,build this for is me.  

    Maybe you won't have the same results,maybe you will. No matter how you slice it,if you don't try something,how can you be a critic?  For me, this product gets two "EARS UP". I will also post any additional thoughts in a few days if things settle in more.  

rocray,
It improves even more with time. Great review and looking forward to your additional results.

ozzy