High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5 Waveguide and Total Contact
There seems to be some kind of synergy going on with these two products. I have one MC-0.5 plugged into the wall duplex that feeds my system. When I got it initially, I was very pleased with the results. Later, when I decided to try Total Contact, the first thing I treated was the three prongs on the MC-0.5. Again, I was very happy with the further improvements I heard.
Recently, Tim Mrock, the inventor of TC, suggested I paint the outside of the MC-0.5 with it. At first I thought “Wow, that's kind of crazy!”, but Tim has not steered me wrong yet. I went ahead and painted it, in place, without removing it from the wall. I experienced an immediate and obvious increase in transparency and clarity. Initially, the top end was a little too lively, but that has settled down over a day or two, and I am now one happy camper 😀
I don't know how, or why, this works, but I am loving the results.
Showing 8 responses by tommylion
amg56, https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/hfc-mc-05-magnetic-wave-guide/post?highlight=MC-0.5&posti... There are other threads that talk about them, as well, if you do a search on “MC-0.5”. |
68pete, I treated just the prongs first, and was very happy with the improvement over the stock MC-0.5. I heard improvement right away, but it got quite a bit better after the TC cured for 8 weeks. I then painted the entire body with a small brush, and things improved quite a bit more. I would describe the improvement as being like the stock MC-0.5 on steroids 😉 I would recommend painting in place, like I did, as the TC takes some time to fully dry, and can be messy before that. I think you should be able to paint at least 6 with one order of TC. |
I’m not a big hands on/DIY guy, but I did a little bit of painting inside components with TC, and had positive results. Others have done it much more extensively, and also report good results. For me, with the release of the Omega Mat (and the smaller version coming soon), I find that a much easier way to get what I believe are similar results to internal painting with TC. Of course, the very best results are likely to come from both 😉 |