@lak
Could you please elaborate on what is HFC "house sound"?
Could you please elaborate on what is HFC "house sound"?
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
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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@lak @68pete Sorry for the late reply. I have called HFC and ask them about this questions. Their response was that for the MC-0.5 to be use with balanced isolation transformer, it would not yield the best performance of the MC-0.5. Though the goodness for the 0.5 can be realize with the transformer (since secondary and primary are not connected thru wire they recommend try pulgging in MC-0.5 to the transformer), but will not at its full potential. They also recommended that the MC-0.5s are to be plug into the wall outlet for the maximum effect. So, I just decided to purchase the MC-6 Hemishphere (to replace my isolation transformer) with 4xMC0.5 and a set of magnetic RCA adapter. Well, it will be my first encounter with the magnetic conduction and hopefully I won't be disappointed. Cheers! Krit. |
kritpoon High Fidelity very easy to talk to, I would give them a call. Phone number on their web page is the quickest, You can email them i find they get back to me with in 48 hours. I have 44 MC O5s in my system between 2 different wall sockets plugs 2 separate lines. I use to use a PSaudio P10. The MC O5s did much better on the same line as the P10 and not as well plugged into the P10 even better when i removed the P10 out of the loop. Report back what you find out. Enjoy Pete |
@kritpoon that's an excellent question. I would recommend contacting HFC directly with that question. In my case, I'm also using a balanced isolation transformer and have 12 MC-0.5's plugged into the Furutech GTX-D duplex Receptacle that power the balanced isolation transformer. I hear a difference that I'm calling the HFC House Sound, but I'd like to know what HFC has to say about it. In a post on page 69 HFC suggests we should contact them directly with prolbems or challing questions. |
Hi, I am interested in getting the MC-0.5 and I have some question. Currently all my equipments is plug into the balanced isolation transformer and if I am to put MC-0.5 on the same wall outlet that the balanced isolation transformer is plug into would it yield any improvement? Becuase of the blanced isolation transformer primary and secondary, there are no wire connected, so does the magnetic conduction thru the wire work in this case? Thanks for the input. |
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Hello t_ramey Comming at your question from a little different angle. I have lots of MC O5s in my system. I have not removed them from the wall plug that they are plugged into. But when i was on vacation for about a week i did unplug all my gear from the wall plugs. So no power connect any where to my gear. When returning and plugging everything back in there was a noticeable difference in sound (not for the better). It took about 6-8 hours of playing before the sound started to get better. 24 hours of play time to get it where it was before my vacation. calvinj I can not speak to your Sonny5400 es Sacd player. But any part of my system that i add the High Fidelity stuff to made a improvement. From Esoteric gear to Oppo, Mark Levinson, Aragon , Onkyo. Samsung tv, Dish sat. box. I would recommend a High Fidelity power cord to go with your disc player or try and get 3 MC O5s on the same plug as your disc player. High Fidelity has a 30 day money back return policy. If it does not improve the sound to your likeing send it back. Enjoy Pete |
Hey guys, got a question about the mc-0.5's. I'm wondering how long are the lingering effects of the mc-0.5 when taken out of the circuit? I sent a question to HF but was curious to see if any of you have had any experience with this. Does it take several days for the ac line to go back to what it was before the mc-0.5 was installed? I know I've read some comments on how its hard to evaluate changes when plugging and unplugging HF products because of the lingering effects of the magnets. Just curious to know if anybody has a good handle on how long those effects last. |
My UR Helix power cord now has about 65 plus hours on it. The sound is really good. Every few hours now it seams to get better in small ways. Just enough that you seem to hear something a little better sound. The base has more punch the mids and highs are very clean with no hard edges. I thought they where pretty good before adding the UR Helix pc, but they have improved. When comparing the UR pc to the UR Helix pc there is much more of a difference than I original thought there to be.If you like the High Fidelity sound the UR Helix pc will only increase that sound to a higher level. Smoother across the board and not laid back at all with much blacker blacks no hard edges but detailed. |
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Hi lak The UR pc was on the disk player moved to the Pre amp. Which had a Shunyata Alapa Digital pc. The UR HELIX is now on the disc player. All three power cord where purchased new. On my Amp i have a older Transparent 20 amp pc purchased used from a local dealer going out of business. The Transparent pc is much thicker than any Transparent pc they sell today it has 3 large net work boxes on it. Was used in the dealers show room. Enjoy Pete |
Well i have about 6 hours on the new UR Helix power cord and its been mixed bag of sound. The positive so far the sound stage got bigger, much wider. The highs seam to be very clear at times a little thin. The negative at times the sound in the mid range is a little bright or thin. The base has a little more punch but it to is a little thin. The first 6 hours little disappointed. My MC6 Hemisphere was the same way and went from ok to poor to good to great. It had a long long break in and finally replaced my PSaudio P10. So i will give the UR Helix PC more time and report back at about the 50 hour mark. I did move my UR power cord that was on my disc player to the pre amp, so i am not sure how this is affecting the sound. I will do a direct comparison later after the UR Helix gets to what i feel is its best. enjoy Pete |
@68pete, there is a difference in the music and prefer the UR Helix power cord over the UR power cord, one obtains more of the High Fidelity sound (just like going up the line of any High Fidelity product). Only you will know if it's worth the extra expense...diminishing returns is a word that comes to mind. If possible find a good price on the used market. |
tgun5 I liked and felt the ones i put on my 20 amp dedicated line feeding my amp gave me the biggest increase in performance. the MC o5s i put on a separate line feeding my pre amp disc player flat screen and sat. box where nice also. I tried some with my PS audio P10 was good, but it was better when i took the P10 out of the loop. Lets us know how they work out for you Enjoy Pete |
tgun5 Yes they need music playing or something drawing current at where they are plugged into. Power being off did not help. Mine where good right at the start but got better with about 20 hours of use time on them. Some users claim they need 50 plus hours before they sounded good. How are you using them in your system? enjoy Pete |
Anyone know whether the burn-in on the MC-0.5 requires music to be running? I assume that since the magnetism is traveling through the power lines that there doesn't need to be an audio signal for them to "settle down" - just hours in the line (?) Just added 2 more and it's sounding pretty rough over the last 3 hours. Probably didn't help that the electric company changed poles/lines at the end of our subdivision and power was off for 5 hours today. |
Hey fellas, long time no post. I pulled out my ct1 ultimate interconnect. I had been using clarity cable natural interconnect and its sounds great. However, when I put the ct1 ultimate interconnect back in. The quiet background and the transparency of the ct1 ultimate reminded me of why I got it. Truly a great sounding cable. You Hear through the music all the wAy to where the players are playing. Hope all is well just had a flashback and put it back in and whammo! Thanks Rick you are truly a genius! |
shadow8911, I attempted to answer your question here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/equi-core-1800-core-power-technologies-1800 |
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@lak I was told that one qv2 equals about 5 or 6 of the mc0.5's so they could be cheaper when you look at it that way. But after reading this dagago review I'm not sure I would like the qv2 as I don't want to add any warmth to my system. https://www.dagogo.com/nordost-qrt-system-review |
I've been enjoying my mc-0.5's in my system and shared a few with a friend and he noticed quite an improvement in his setup as well. He asked me what difference is there between these and the Nordost qv2's. Anybody have a chance to compare the mc-0.5 to a Nordost qv2? I know Nordost doesn't use magnets but from little reading they seem to be trying to accomplish the same thing. Just wondering if anyone has compared the differences in sound and performance. |
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My UR pc has about 35 hours on it now, and the biggest improvement is in the base. At times the sound stage seems to be taller. With voices floating at the top. Between the speakers and some times dead center. the bottom of the sound stage at times is wider out side of the speakers. It really seems to change with what music i play. |
@jmcgrogan2, :-) yeah, one can figure that out from their website but as you know I wasn't asking about the price diff. @lak, thanks, great thread...I will possibly call them next week and ask. Between, I am finding that the 0.5's have a greater effect when connected to the wall outlet directly. I only have two of them and both are on the outlet splitter (from lowes) into the spare duplex where my SR 10UEF powercell is connected. The HF guys told me at the show the the 0.5 also works well on the SR conditioner. I will try it when I get more next week. |
@debjit_g, you might find the answer you are looking for by reading the following Audiogon forum: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/high-fidelity-reveal-interconnects (if you have not done so). I don't remember if someone tried both and wrote a comparison, and I don't care to reread all those pages. I truly believe you would get an honest answer if you were phone HFC with that question. Please post if you should get an answer to your question, I know many others would like to know the answer. |
