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High Fidelity Cables MC 1-PRO

Just plugged it into my system yesterday. So it only has about 10 hours on it. First impressions The sound became more detailed in the mid range really opens up nice. (not harsh or lean). The base is tighter but not as deep as before. I experience the same base problem when i started breaking in High Fidelity MC 6 Hemisphere. The base with the Hemisphere took a long while, but came in great (Better than orginal) after it had 500 plus hours on it. So for now i am not worried about that. Since High Fidelity recommends about 400 hours before the MC 1 Pro settles in. The sound stage as a whole is much more defined feels sound like it has more energy, but it did shrink a little again i feel this will get better than it was with reaching the 400 hour mark. I am very happy with the over all sound my systems has since adding the MC 1-Pro and thinking about adding another one.
I did plug the MC 1-PRO in at the wall with my 21 MC 0.5s all on the same line that feeds the MC 6 Hemisphere. Which feeds my front end, TV and Sat. box. i all so have 6 MC 0.5 plugged into the Hemisphere. The Pro and the MC 0,5s sound very good together and a nice match up. Will report more as i get more time on the MC 1 PRO.
enjoy Pete
68pete

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ddraudt
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Hi HFC Friends,
I've had an MC-1.0 plugged into my system for a few weeks now and it sounds great!!!
I have 16 MC-0.5s in my system and pulled one out to fit the MC 1 in.
I find it revealing that one MC 1 made an improvement over 15
MC-0.5s.
I also have a dozen "power noise traps" in the system and the MC 1 improves the sound over them also.
The sound is cleaner and quieter, more open, defined and realistic.
Like Pete68, I would not remove my .5s but add more MC 1s.
I believe the MC 1s use ever more powerful magnets, a better configuration and a capacitor.
I will be listening more as the weeks go by and trying different tests
to better understand and describe the MC-1.0.
Meanwhile...I'm enjoying the music.
Hope you are too.
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ddraudt
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UPDATE ON MC 1
After further MC-1 Break in, and more exacting listening conditions.
My listening friends and I agree that the MC-1 is a winner.
It really added life. In the usual high fidelity manner, Adding this 
device brings the system performance up to the next level.
Like going from helix to pro, the MC 1 is much better than the
MC .5. I'm keeping my 16 " MC 0.5s ", but the 1 is another level,
The MC 1 feels like it weighs 5 or 6 times that of the little brother.
Bigger and more powerful Magnets. You Know what that means!!
Everything is so much more real. It adds magic and intrigue to my listening which I love. Unplugging the MC 1 lets the air out of the music
Zzzzzzzz!
Gotta keep it in the system! Thanks Rick!

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ddraudt
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Now that I've heard what the MC 1 can do i wonder...
what happens when you add more MC 1s???
Guess I'll have to get more and try it.
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ddraudt
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I agree! The MC Pros are fantastic!!
My second MC Pro made as substantial an improvement as the first.
More intimate and revealing, more musical and clean, more real.
Smoother at higher volumes, better clarity and soundstage presents.
It would not surprise me if the MC 1 PRO did become the most popular item at HFC.
Now I must wonder what 3 or 4 MC 1 PROs would sound like in my system.
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ddraudt
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Hi All, I know the MC PRO is a winner as my 2 have brought me 2 levels closer to audio Nirvana. I'm hearing soundstage imaging that I didn't know was possible.
Ozzy- I have 16 of the MC-0.5s and the first MC PRO blew the sound away. I think the 05s are great! They don't give you what the PRO does.
I hope you do try one and let us know what you think.
They do take a week or more to be fully engaged.
Enjoy the music
D
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ddraudt
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My audio system is gone!!!
My speakers disappeared a while back but now there is no system.

I added a 3rd and 4th MC-1 Pro to my system and let them play constantly for a week or more. 
the results of 4 MC PROs is uncanny, miraculous, spell binding.
I can no longer detect component coloration but simply musical performances floating in my room.
On the best recordings, I can hear no flaws, which is a first for me.
The listening team describes the sound as immersive, entrancing, hypnotic, pure, holographic at a previously undiscovered level.
It's hard to describe the sense of REAL.
Dead silent background, Image as solid as a rock. Richer and fuller than ever before. Tone so natural that it redefines my understanding of that term. the bass is extended, more powerful and better defined.
the highs are cleaner clearer, smoother, more detailed, real and effortless.
The mids' are like being there.
The MC Pros appear to make a bigger improvement than many of my more expensive HFC jewels. This could be the one!!!
     Joecasey and others considering adding MC Pros.
Go For It!!!


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