Furutech PC's?

@fthompson251 i have two Furutech GTX-D NCF Rhodium outlets, one per dedicated line. I’ve owned the following power cords: FP-S55N with NCF 50 plugs, FPS-032n with regular 50 connectors. Had DPS-4.1 with NCF 50 plugs long enough in my system to assess it. I also owned DSS-4.1 speaker cables with TOL Furutech Rhodium spades. 
I still have the outlets. Sold all power cords and speaker cables. Furutech, especially NCF, imparts certain sonic signature. I’ll go straight to DPS-4.1. This power cable can be both great and terrible. Depends on the component it’s on. You get crystal clear mids, sweet highs and agile bass. But overall it doesn’t sound natural to me. It can also be harsh on preamp and too warn on digital. It never really gets out of the way. If you get lucky by having it compliment the rest of your system it can be great. But overall I can’t recommend it. The other power cables I mentioned above are slightly less of a risk but they all color the sound. In my system they just don’t work. One other downside is resale value. These cords don’t sell well. If you come across a used DPS give it a shot. Other than that I honestly can’t recommend it because of how unique these power cables are and how unpredictable your results might be. 
Furutech GTX-D NCF outlets are overall very good. Noise floor is reduced but they round off dynamics at the same time. The overall presentation is more subdued, hi-fi sounding and softer on the leading edges. Again, if you have a system that can benefit from this, these outlets are your ticket. In a warm and relaxed system they might not be a good match.

I now use Nordost Frey 2 cords on amp and DAC and Heimdall 2 on Aurender N200 streamer. I also just installed Shunyata SR-Z1 outlet 4 days ago and I’m really digging it. The amp woke up. Dynamic, open, detailed but natural sound. I’m still keeping the Furutech outlets and will be comparing to Shunyata when I get around 200hrs on the latter. Mean time I ordered a second SR-Z1. I feel it’s a better match in my system. Better synergy. Hope this helps. 

@ryder DSS-4.1 were ok. Honestly not too crazy about the Furutech sound. I traded them in to TMR for a set of Audience FrontRow speaker cables. In direct comparison with Furutech prior to finalizing my decision the Audience won. I took about a week to make sure both the cables and my ears settle and begin evaluating. Further more, I had Audience AU24SX sp cables and they too sounded better to me than the furutech. I hear this weird coloration with Furutech be it power cords or sp wires and I just can’t get past it. The GTX-D outlets are probably the best Furutech item I tried. Sound is still colored but in a nice way although as I said in my initial response the dynamics are somewhat restricted with rounded leading edges. 

@ryder yes

Definitely the mix is key. One thing that’s undeniable with furutech outlets, connectors and cables is they lower the noise floor. As I mentioned above I just installed shunyata outlets and really like them. Still have the 2 furu gtx-d ncf in place as well and will compare when the shunyatas break in. Shunyata outlets provide a tighter grip and I believe a larger contact area. There’s a video on YouTube with the SR-Z1 outlet dissected. Check it out. 
https://youtu.be/9TtgjtzQSwY

👍 yeah it’s a pretty simple outlet just well built and provides good connectivity. I’m not excluding a possibility that running some components off Furu and some off Shunyata might be a good combo. We’ll see when the Shunyata breaks in. 

Both shunyata outlets are fully broken in. Didn’t take long at all. Natural sound. No harshness. Nothing stands out. Really like how the system sounds. I haven’t gone back to furutech yet.