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In Reply to: RE: Big +1 on the Furutech IEC inlets posted by bcowen on April 08, 2017 at 15:08:33
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.
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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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