Synergistic Research Tesla Plex SE V Furutech GTX

Years later, I’m weighing back in on the Furutechs, due to a recent purchase.
I’ve had the Furutechs for years now, and they are every bit as good as I thought. That said, the NCF units Furutech released show that the rhodium version has a little less weight in the "power range" of music (100-400hZ). This won’t matter if you listen to rock, since so much pop music is compressed anyway, when the mix is done on it. It will show up a bit on orchestral music, though, or perhaps jazz. The NCF is an advancement, not putting the rhodium Furutech out of business, but I might opt for the Gold, which is smoother at the top (not as extended as the Rhodium and perhaps a bit "brighter), but also FULLER in the power range, which will give music more of a "surging" sound, the way waves on a seashore come crashing in and then recede. Just as a note, the late HP of TAS, lauded his Silver Circle conditioner after the Furutech Golds were installed, so that might be the way to go, too. But the NCFs are superior to both of the earlier versions, as so often (but not always) happens in newer versions of equipment.

 gbmcleod ...

Ted Denny of SR recommends that we don't use the  Quantum chips on the SR Black fuses. Reds okay, but not the Blacks. 

After years of using Furutech GTX-R (IME much better than the TeslaPlex SE), I upgraded to the NCF variant and it is a great upgrade. IMO great value/money compared to other tweaks.

My GTX NCF has been cooking for 144 Hours and finally installed replacing the GTX.

The same familar sounds emerged when i hit play. 

First impressions are that it is slightly cleaner and with a touch more clarity.

Gbmcleod's impression that there is a slightly less weight in the 100-400hz region allowing for a more revealing upper bands to emerge.

Maybe needs more burn in time compared to my well run in GTX. I certainly cannot say there is more smoothness or organic sound, even if so, a slight difference. 

The GTX has a slight veiling or cloudy sound (i.e slightly more distortion and clarity).

I attribute the main improvement, not knock your socks off improvements) to an overall clearer lower mid regions allowing the rest of the spectrum to emerge.

The Black outlet which replaced a Teslaplex gives in comparision a bigger difference when swapped out. But bear in mind, it is also a different branded outlet, so the sound is subjectively not cut from the same roll of cloth. So its more comparing Apples to Oranges (though, that flavour of 2M volts) still shows.

The Black outlets has even less presence in the 100-400hz region and has zero of the GTX's richer, livelier, upfront and sparkly type of Copper/rhodium signature, which i find may excel in some systems or shine playing more towards a "audiophile recorded material".

Off this topic, having introduced a synergistic HD Ground cable . I hear the familar direction of  "UEF / Quantum tunnelled" signature sound come through. I have never used any other Synergistic cables, but used a number of their tweaks.

Have been experimenting with VooDoo Cable  outlets for a couple of months now.. Their IG8300 version is quite decent, lays great foundation and provides authority in the bass region , probably, best used with power distributors and regenerators. However, their PowerPhase ( G ) is something I totally  fell in love with. Musicality, clarity and resolution are stunning.  Had to dig out Oyaide R1s from my power distributor  and walls replacing them with PowerPhase Gs. 
 The strange thing is that the more expensive Rhodium version impressed me way less. It was worse than the gold one in all regards.  I mean, it wasn't bad , just not as good as it's gold brother.