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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calvinj, In the pusuit of Happyness of audio, If it works for you, That is the main purpose, To satiesfy yourself, after all, It is your money, and at the end of the day, It does not matter what anybody says, I am glad you found a product that is good for your system, after all that the both of us have been thru, you deserve it, cheers.
@ Ddraudt, Ha, Ha, You gave me a great laugh, Now, I really do not feel so alone in this club, as I said, alot of others on audiogon would think we fell off our rockers, whatever, I can imagine we reap the benefits, and they can only think, what if!, Bravo to Norm and Dave for believing cables are a componets themselfs!
calvin, what format is the saturday morning by Admad Jamal?, you know 44/16, 24/96, 24/192,ETC... As we know, software plays a big roll in all this, the ole saying, A system is only as good as the recording!
Hi TBG, sorry fellas about getting off topic here, I only have pcm format at the moment, my question is, where can I buy 24/192 recordings of all types of music from, that is reasonably priced at?, thankyou Norm, cheers.
Thanks calloway, I read the review that you brought to my attention, very impressive!, these power cords appear to be the most exspensive on the market?, I am sure they are worth it considering what has been said on this thread, cograts to all that own the Rhodium Plus power cords, must be nice to have such a power cord!
Dave, I love your post about your new power cord you are awaiting, Awsome and cool!
Hi Calvinj, you know you have not demoed any top tier Tara Labs cables before, The one and the Two are the middle of the road in the line up, the two is lower than the middle of the line up, go to the Tara thread, you can read where someone is talking about one of the new Tara Labs Models he has on order,His name is Rebel721, cheers.
Thanks calvinj, No calloway, calvinj, I made a reply to you when you called me out on this thread, that's all I was doing, I do not desire to elaborate about other cables on this thread, we have a thread for that, The peoples thread, where you can talk about anything, any cable brand, etc..., you are welcome to talk about the high-fidelity cables there as well, The thread is the Tara Labs cable thread, I am not the op here, so I respect that they do not want to know about any other cable but High-fidelity cables on this thread, Kinda strange to me, It's a pleasure to talk with you calvinj, you are one of my best audio buddys out there,cheers to you my friend.
TBG, I have listened to some HF cables before, It was not my idea to say anything about any cable, but when calvinj said what he said, I knew he has not ever listened to any Top Tara Labs cable models before, we talk on the phone alot to each other, and he directed his post to me, there is nothing wrong with responding to him, that is all I wanted to do, I am sorry for offending any one here, cheers.
Congrats are in full order to you Ddraudt for the HF urr power cord, I also enjoy your enthusiasm, you remind me so much of myself with my journey with Tara labs cables, do not ever change, your post enlighten my day, thankyou.
I have interest in the power cables, High-fidelity are fine cables, However, I still believe all cables are system dependant, I also enjoy reading Dave's cable journey, I bet his system is incredible!
The interesting thing about Jmcgrogan's Tara Labs, The one Interconnect,His cable does not have the HFX grounding station Tara supplies with the version of the one they sale today,, he also does not have the jumper cables that ARE suppose to be used with the cable, when you use the jumper cable to connect to the pigtail wires that come out the cable to the grounding station, the sound is improved with much more body to the sound, and deeper bass that is defined and very taunt, vocals become extremly more realistic and natural as well too, that said, I know that the ct-1 cannot compaire to the Tara labs The one if used correctly, the jumpers are entirely part of the sound of the cable, I have personally done many, many, test over the years with The Tara grounding stations and the jumper cables from all sizes to useing none, before you ask, YES, I have listened to the ct-1 cable, cheers gentleman.
I want to see pics myself dave, come on, a cell phone pic will do it for me, if you do, post here that you did, cheers to you dave!
your welcome Dave, on another note, your recent post to me, that's the kind of post I like dave,straight up, no holds barred honesty, oh, do not worry about being modest or humble, I myself do not do that about a system, now I may be nice or polite to memebers when I should not be, try to keep myself out of flame wars, you know what I mean?, Ha, Ha!, they seem to find me at times, I try not to pxxx people off, but because I am so direct, and forward, I suppose I do sometimes, that's what I like about you, you do the same, and have the same passion for music and systems as I do, cheeers to you Dave, keep the great post coming.
calvinj shares his adventures in audio with me, I would have enjoyed what he might have said if he went to Dave's house to listen to audio, I enjoy what calvinj says about his many, many, listening sessions, what's wrong with that?
No calvinj, I have sold Tara labs cables in the past to move up the Tara food chain, I understand, However, go to the Tara thread, cheers.
The pro, most respected reviewer review to end all cable reviews is on it's way, and it is NOT on High-fidelity cables, But in general, it does not matter, I like everyone on this thread alot, however, not to piss you guys off, no pun intended, Jafox does have some very strong points in his last post, I am just as guilty of doing the same things all of you do on this thread, that said, keep up the great post, I for one enjoy them!
Ok, Maybe Dave can invite calvinj to his house for a listening session, then calvin can call me on the phone or e-mail me his exsperience, If I could, I would invite myself, I cannot take a road trip at this time, I say this because calvinj has been going and hearing some of the best systems in the country, even those systems he thought was the best, and they did not have high-fidelity cables , one of these systems had the Raidho speakers on it.
Dave, whats wrong with getting calvin at your place?, he is a good friend of mine, very trust worthy and honest.
I can NEVER go to the Dark side of the force calvin, I have been told that a pro review will soon come out stateing that the new two top tara labs cable models will be deemed best available, and tested against all others, personally, I have the third from the top, The Zero Gold interconnect and Omega Gold speaker cables, I have never heard a high-fidelity product better what I have, at the end, the light side of the force will restore all order in the universe.
yes, I agree, Rick shultz is a nice guy, I have enjoyed talking to him by phone before, cheers.
what did you do with the E.A.R. pre-amp and other equipment?, selling it?, I am hoping in the next couple of years to get a used Dan D Agistino momentum stereo amp or mono blocks, yes, I will keep my modded Krell 700cx, I will keep the krell the rest of my life, I have $11,500.00 in the amp, sounds alot better than the original 700cx, I like to go and listen to the New Krell amps as well to, I want to see if there is an improvement over the Krell Evolution E series amps, cheers calvin, Thankyou for being a good friend.
Hi calvinj, Man, If you think that Kr audio piece sounded good that you had there, you best never listen to the KR audio Kronzilla piece, pull up the images, it has the biggest tubes I have ever saw on a amp!
Hi D, let me know how the visit goes from Rick and his crew, who ever the crew may be?, I look forward to your enthusiasm, this is what I am talking about!, excitement, passion,the love for music, Happy listening!
TBG, you made some sence out of your last post, I agree with you to a point, I thought it may be interesting to know, that is all, happy listening.
Calvinj, You should send me some copys of those recordings you are always speaking of, I enjoy piano and violin, and female voices, that is spooky good recordings, send me some music man!,anyway, I would not concern myself about negative post like the one Badman posted here on this thread if I were you, Ignore them!, as always, your friend, Keith.
The High-fidelity power cables are being sold Half price here on audiogon for new demos, anybody desire the ultimate referance Rodium plus power cord for 50% off?, I useally see High-fidelity cables being sold used or demo for big losses!, so here is your chance to get-em, good luck, cheers.
I would like to know the pico/farods capacitance per-foot of the HFC, would be interesting to know.
Really?, Like I walk around with a way to measure anything audio!, I do agree with charles1dad's post, In the end, It is the sound that matters, However, measurements, not claimed advantages do not lie!, like I said, It would be interesting to know the capacitance per foot of the very best HFC has to offer, nothing wrong with that.
Thankyou Albertporter for the great explaination for capacitance, I enjoy reading many of your post, good to see you, cheers.
No pun intended, I like all of you here, however, Badman's last post read very valid to me, I understand the Hf cable may sound great to some, I do not believe Badman is really talking about the sound of the cable here, just the specification claims, there appears to be truth into what he is really talking about, neither less, enjoy your cables everyone, that, in the end is what it is about.
This is war!, attack fellow high-fidelity owners, Get-em!, all of you how to make this go away, all of you do it on a regular basis, say nothing!
The war goes on!, white flag anybody?, you have some very valid points that I do not disagree with, however, at this point, what is your motive for doing all this?, you may very well be correct?, If you cannot tell these people your motive, then, take a step back, and leave these tormented people alone.
Ddraudt, I tried to help rid this thread you enjoy from tyrany!, I did my Best, Good luck, may the force be with you.
I believe I did the seller a favor!, the viewing number of the High-fidelity power cable demos that is for sale is 595, by posting a notice here, 12:33 pm central time now, 595 views since eary this morning,the reason I did was to give some of my friends here the opportunity to buy what they desire at a fair price, cheers gentleman.
Agisthos, very funny!, I have said nothing about the Tara labs cables here in weeks unless someone makes a coment like you, you have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to High-fidelity cables selling everywhere!, LOL!, HA,HA, As a matter of fact, there is a 6ft pair of ct-1 ultimate referance speaker cables for sale for dirt cheap here on audiogon right now, these are not demo cables,I do see far more of the high-fidelity cables for sale these days, what excuse do you have now?, my post was telling my friends that like high-fidelity cables of fair deals for them to afford, nothing more, your post was out of line!, everybody, there is a 6ft pair of ultimate referance for sale now on the gon for dirt cheap, that is not a demo pair of cables, good luck on getting them, cheers.
Agisthos, Now that I have re-read your negative post, what do you mean by, Two months ago Rick cleared OUR two dozen varios demo,, do you work for Rick or High-fidelity?, or you a dealer?, the way you worded your post, I believe you should put a dealer disclaimer on your post so we all know where you stand, because I believe you are a dealer.
agisthos, Look, lets call it the day and let these people enjoy their thread, regardless if you do not believe I am tring to help others here get a deal on high-fidelity cables, that's your problem, I'm done talking to you, see ya!
calvinj, I did not say anything about a posse, Ddraudt did, I used the term crew as he specified in his post,calvinj, I have told you many times that i have had the privelege to listen to some of the High-fidelity cables, might not have been their best cable models, extended sessions?, you are correct, I have not spent countless ours evaluating the cables and their sound,To tell you the truth, I do not believe High-fidelity, or Tara labs is the best, It really is about preference of the consumer, and what works best in their system, some cables work better in more systems than others, I also do not understand as to why you believe I have recently said anything negative toward High-fidelity cables, I have not, now I may like to have a little fun with the troll this thread had on it, I got a few good laughs, no harm I hope to none of you here, I believe I am the one to rid the tyrany from the thread anyway!,I did this for my friend Ddraudt, He knows why, he stuck up for me many times, Dave is a great guy, a gentleman!
Damn calvinj, you make the term special sound like disturbed!, Rock-n-Roll baby!
Ddraudt, what do you mean by custom urr pc, I know that stands for ultra referance rhodium power cord, and I understand the ur Magnetic wave guide power filter,what customization are you talking about?
Roger that sheriff, please carry on and enjoy your thread,calloway, look who won editors choice best award for audio for the Absolute sound 2012, maybe 2013, hell, one of those damn years, Tara labs has won so many awards and reviews, I cannot keep up with them all!