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In Reply to: RE: Audio Note and Ocellia posted by Salectric on April 08, 2017 at 07:18:12
Agree wholeheartedly on the Furu IEC inlet sockets. Big improvement in my system for very little money, and whenever I get a new component it's usually the first thing I change out. Have yet to get a new component that had a good IEC socket like the Furu...maybe I'm just not shopping in a high enough price range. :) Most of the ones I see are probably not tin, but rather nickel plated. Nickel always seems to add a glare and harshness to my ears, so I get it out of the signal path wherever possible and practical.
Have you by chance tried Furutech's rhodium plated IEC inlets?
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For solid state gear, I find Furutech's gold plated phosphor bronze and pure copper IEC inlets provide a more natural sounding presentation vs. their rhodium plated counterparts, with a major sonic improvement vs. a typical nickel plated brass IEC inlet. However, for tube gear the rhodium plated models may be more appropriate since they present a leaner characteristic and a more forward presence.
The Oyaide Inlet R features phosphor bronze blades, and after hand polishing, is plated by the same platinum + palladium plating scheme as the Oyaide Beryllium Line AC products (R1 and 004). I find the sonic signature falls somewhere between the gold and rhodium version Furutech IEC inlets, and the platinum + palladium plated Oyaide Inlet R provides good synergy with the platinum + palladium plated Oyaide C-004 Beryllium IEC connector, as well as the SOTA Furutech FI-50 Gold IEC connector.
Good to know Duster, thanks. I haven't tried the Oyaide IEC sockets, as I haven't seen a version with an integral fuse holder (like the Furutech FI-03/06) and all but one of my components have required that configuration. Perhaps I just haven't looked hard enough -- do you know if they make one?
To the best of my knowledge, only Furutech offers an audiophile-quality fused IEC connector.
I tried the FI-06 Rhodium and the newer NCF Rhodium version, but I preferred the FI-06 Gold to either of them. Supposedly the NCF is a big improvement but not in my system.
Hello Salectric,
I am now seriously considering the Furetech NCF Rhodium FI 06 Inlet IEC.
I see it has set screws. Did you only use these set screws. Is that enough and sufficient? Or did you solder?
Thx so much, Bob
"You have to leave something to your imagination"
I used the set screws. Like you, I would have preferred solder terminals, but I have to admit the screws seem to do a good job. My connections were still tight each time I checked them. And of course the set screws make it easy to swap inlets.
A bigger issue is the Furutech inlets are not all the same size so you have to widen the dimensions of the opening to install some of the fatter inlets such as the Rhodium NCF.
Thx Salectric,
I bought the Furutech 6 Rhodium inlet and changed it with the inlet that was in my Magnet Conditioner. Yes, a little filing to adjust the opening size.
Wow! This is a great upgrade. Much clearer sound and transparent. More dynamics.
Thx, Bob
"You have to leave something to your imagination"
Good! Did you get the NCF Rhodium or the standard version?
I got the FL-06 NCF Rhodium with the set screws. Because of the set screws there is only one way to orientate it i.e., screws on top with ground on the 'higher' side. My original IEC inlet was orientated the other way (with ground on lower side). In my component one of the the wires had very little slack in it and it just managed to terminate it in the set screw housing.
But all was successful in the end.
Very happy.
Bob
"You have to leave something to your imagination"
Be aware that anything with a rhodium plating takes a good while to break in, at least IME. So the improvements you're hearing now will likely improve even further after you get 200+ hours on the inlet.
I'm using the gold plated FI-03's which have solder-only connections. I would have actually preferred the screw connections of the FI-06 to eliminate the solder, but the -06 was just a bit too large to fit in the existing chassis opening(s) without modification. The FI-03's have been a perfect match. At $15/$19 for the FI-03 (G/R) or $21/$27 for the FI-06 (G/R), this is one of the best bang-for-the-buck tweaks that I know of.
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