@willemj "
In the UK a cable seller was recently convicted of consumer fraud.
" Care to elaborate on this? What sort of fraud? I find it hard to believe that the fraud had anything to do with a customer not being able to hear an improvement so what was the basis of the fraud charge?
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@samac Ha disregard my message which I deleted I never bought the connectors themselves! No wonder it seemed like such a good deal back to the drawing board on that idea.
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Ok take two, with gracious assistance from Chis Venhaus, Furutech FP-S032N with gold FI-11 connectors! Well within my budget, sub $500, and still very excited!
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@samac Thinking my preamp, my amp has a fixed cord so it's either preamp or DAC trying preamp first.
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I just wanted to say how awesome Chris Venhaus has been to deal with. I made a mistake as I mentioned on my initial order, Chris got back to me the very next day and refunded my money same day. He gave me advice on what cord matched my budget which I took. Emailed me the day it was in the build queue, asked my preference on which end the shield should be connected, and is burning my cable in for 800 hours before shipping. Truly exceptional communication and service thus far!
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Charles yes indeed he said the nano-liquid coating needs a lot of burn in so he said >800 hours before he ships it out. And I plan to try it on both and see what sounds best. I have good cords now Cerious Nano Signature I hope this is a nice improvement.
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More great service from Chris I chose free UPS ground shipping instead the cable shipped yesterday USPS 2-day Priority Mail should be here tomorrow. Needless to say very excited to hear it!
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duckworp welcome and a very thoughtful first post thank you. I agree with what you say and I wish we could all get along a bit better. And one comment on comparing mains cables, as I plan to do it tonight, what a pain in the a**! Ever looked behind most racks? It really mitigates my desire to go back and forth between two different cables comparing.
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@lak This is a first Furutech for me! I really only dabbled a bit with power cords, Signal cable a less expensive model from Stealth the HAC. Neither made a difference I could hear. Picked up a Cerious Nano-Signature cord a few years back was blown away. I'm hoping that my system has evolved to the point that differences between the Furutech and Cerious cables are readily apparent. I will be reporting back!
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So the Furutech arrived a little while ago put it on my DAC. Three tracks into Bill Evans Trio "Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole" I feel like I'm hearing more overall transparency. Getting more of a sense of Bill's fingers hitting the piano keys and Chuck Isreal's fingering his bass. Bass itself seems a tad deeper and more resolved. Highs seem the slightest bit softened, perhaps more natural or perhaps a tiny bit rolled off? I think more auditioning as well as further break-in will tell the difference. I did get the gold plated plugs which are supposed to be a bit warmer. Plus I'm being incredibly unfair and premature even posting, the cable was literally still cold from the outside temps when I dropped it in the system. So far I like what I'm hearing and the cable itself looks great very well finished understated and serious. More to come. And thanks to Chris Venhaus and VH audio for a great overall experience I very highly recommend them.
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Charles,
Thanks for the recs working through Everbody Digs Bill Evans now but Mingus Oh Yeah is queued up next. I will admit I never really got into Ah Um which is considered an all-time classic. Lets see if Oh Yeah grabs me!
Cheers,
Jon
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Charles I love Mingus Oh Yeah! It's really swinging with a super bluesy feel to it great music as I'm here cooking! Wonderland is queued up next, and what are your thoughts on Tijuana Moods?
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Charles I loved it just so much fun to listen to creative swinging and fun. And Wonderland is nice too much more straight ahead bop and very well done. Tijuana Moods is next as it's supposed to be another classic recording will report back>
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Charles,
I only lasted three tracks into Tijuana Moods it seemed more like Ah Um a choreographed concept album not my cup of tea. And to the original thread:
I was totally wrong about the Furutech being rolled off it's fully extended at both frequency extremes. What seemed perhaps rolled off to me was a bit more emphasis on the sustain and harmonic overtones and less leading edge. Generally due to a greater degree of transparency. I noticed this especially on piano notes, piano is what I listen to most when assessing changes to my system. Still breaking in but I hear no downside and hoping things get even better.
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The cable has really opened up on the frequency extremes, deeper more powerful bass, highs are extended but not bright and the midrange more transparent. Just a fantastic cable all around especially for the price. Will be ordering another for my preamp!
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Charles,
Unfortunately I am lazy and hate climbing behind my rack I left what it did for my DAC, and I left it there. I may have to give my audiophile club card back.:)
Cheers,
Jon
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Well Furutech S-032N number 2 will be here next week to power my preamp, another easy transaction and great deal from VH Audio.
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