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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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zprr
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Just checking in for any further updates/observations from any MC-1 Pro or Pro Helix+ users.  Rx8man, audioman58 any improvements?
Also, curious whether anyone has been able to A/B the MC-1 Pro vs the Pro Helix+.   I am relatively new to HFC products and am considering...  
zprr
306 posts
 
Decided to take the plunge and purchased a pro helix+.  Added it to the main dedicated 20amp line outlet feeding my system last night.  Have to be honest, I did not notice a difference at all in the first few hours, but I understand there is quite a burn-in. I also have two mc-.05s on either end of my power distributor.  Wondering if anyone else did not notice an initial improvement at all but gained a substantial improvement over time?
zprr
306 posts
 
Thanks 68pete. I will keep things running 24/7...
zprr
306 posts
 
Quick update. 50 hours in, everything is more muted. Lost beautiful textures that I had before installation in vocals. Bass texture and impact definitely diminished. Soundstage narrowed and more muddy. 
I will stay patient, but as of now, a bit regretful.
zprr
306 posts
 
Hi slaw,  I have music playing around the clock to let the entire system break in w the pro helix+ and the 2x mc helix 05s
zprr
306 posts
 
Well, I can happily report things turned a corner at 100 hours and now at 400, my system sounds the best it has. I was definitely skeptical during those first few days. This is w 2 mc-.05 helix+ on opposite sides of Qbase8 and a mc 1 pro helix+ in the free outlet of the dedicated line feeding the system. Rick has indicated things could continue to improve out to 1000 hours. We’ll see. One caveat: I did make an incremental upgrade on my PC to my preamp during this time.  I do think that assisted w the overall improvement. The PC install was over 250 hrs ago. There has been particularly notable improvement over the last 100 hours. Thanks everyone.
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