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In Reply to: RE: Pinging Duster posted by wood1 on May 30, 2016 at 10:01:35
Hi, Wood. Just wanted to clarify some information:the FI-25, FI-28 and FI-50 use the same plug with different shells.
This is not correct. The FI-28 IEC uses pure, solid copper base metal vs the FI-25. The FI-28 has an improved strain relief clamp over the FI-25, which used plastic that allowed the hex buts to sometimes 'break free', allowing no more clamping action. The FI-50 is NOT an FI-28 with different shell. The plug face also has Furutech's piezo ceramic material embedded into it.
Just wanted to clear-up the misinformation you received.
Glad to hear you are enjoying your DIY version of the Flavor 4 ;-)
There are two kinds of fools: one says, This is old, therefore it is good; the other says, This is new, therefore it is better.
- William Ralph Inge
Edits: 06/04/16Follow Ups:
First of all thanks to Chris VH for setting me straight on the FI-25/28/50 plugs. I probably got this crossed up and certainly don't want to offer incorrect info.
Duster the FI-11CU male/FI-28G IEC hits the nail on the head. After living with the FI-11CU/FI-11AG IEC terminated flavor 4 for about 4 years or so the addition of the FI-28G IEC offers better detail but in a more relaxed manner, just a more natural presentation as compared to the FI-11CU/FI-11AG combo which now sounds "tipped up". The FI-28G male/FI-28G IEC combo IMHO while an improvement over the original cable, sounds "smaller" somewhat. The addition of the FI-11CU male just adds body without bloating anything, just makes for a bigger sound. Thanks for the input.
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There are two kinds of fools: one says, This is old, therefore it is good ; the other says, This is new, therefore it is better.
- William Ralph Inge
The Furutech FI-11M(Cu) AC plug is worthy of being considered a nominally reference-quality AC plug, since its sonic signature is dead-neutral, with excellent clarity, perhaps sometimes too lean sounding depending on particular IEC connectors that are matched with the copper FI-11M(Cu) AC plug.
The silver plated FI-11(Ag) IEC connector can sound a bit "hi-fi-ish" with minimal tonal bloom, and make the copper FI-11M(Cu) AC plug sound a bit uninvolving vs. various AC connectors with special metal plating methods and materials. Gold plated Furutech AC connectors tend to provide more musical-sounding tonal bloom which is very compatible with the Furutech FI-11M(Cu) AC plug.
Be careful to mate the Furutech FI-11M(Cu) AC plug with an Audio Grade AC outlet that provides a desirable sonic signature. The FI-11M(Cu) is compatible with any AC outlet I've tried with it. Since the sonic signature is dead-neutral, the sonic signature of the IEC connector and AC outlet closely associated with it tend to impart a more definitive sonic signature of their own. It all boils down to customized system tuning efforts, based on subjective aesthetics.
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