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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Could we please get back to High Fidelity Cables and discussion of how they impact the sound of our music? Sheesh. I am reminded of what it is like in Congress, heaven forbid. Is there an emoticon that shows one's eyes rolling? | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Tsushima1: Thanks for your response. I may have an unusual situation with my analog system in which my Manley Steelhead Phono Stage is at the minimum gain (50dB) and my preamp has a maximum of 38 volts of gain. So my preamp volume control is at 9:... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I also noticed a drop in output when I upgraded from CT-1 to CT-1U speaker cables, maybe a couple of dB. This might have been due to lower noise levels, i.e. blacker backgrounds. For me it wasn't an issue as I merely went from 9:00 to 9:30 on my p... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Lak, I did move up from a regular CT-1 to a CT-1U between my phono stage and preamp, which made a big difference, although not as big as from CT-1 to CT-1U speaker cables. I was thinking more on the lines of upgrading from a CT-1 to CT-1U on phono... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Has anyone tried upgrading HF Cables for phono signals, either with DIN or RCA connectors? I am using a CT-1 cable to send my 0.5mV cartridge output to my phono stage and wondering how much difference an E or U would make. Thank you. Roger | |
| Audiophile Boston pressing? I tried an original pressing from Better Records, a CBS half-speed, and the MFSL half-speed. Of the three the original was by far the best IMO. Try a few originals to find the best one. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I believe the regular CT-1 interconnects have silver-colored female connectors and the enhanced versions have gold-plated female connectors. You can see them on the HFC website. Other than that, the other differences are internal. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Previously I reported on this thread that I bought a used 2 meter CT-1 cable to try for signals between my turntable with Lyra cartridge outputting 0.5 mV and my Manley Steelhead Phono Stage. When I replaced my previous carbon nanotube Bybee filte... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I am not sure if HF cables behave similarly as some carbon nanotube Bybee filter cables I have, but have spoken to the designer about these. I do know that for every current flow in a conductor there is an associated electric field and a magnetic ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Calvinj, I have an ambiguous answer to your question. There is no doubt that these cables result in music that is much faster, more dynamic, and easier to hear details such as finger plucks on guitars, voices, drums, hi-hats, etc. However, when my... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Here is my experience with the HF Cables. I have tried a number of cables in my system over the years but it was not an obsession of mine as I found cable changes to evoke relatively minor changes such as tonal balance or level of detail. I tried ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz We audiophiles are guilty as charged. We do most anything for improved sound and are amazingly fickle, hence the quick price depreciation on HF Cables and pretty much everything else audiophile-related. I do like the fancy boxes as they are great ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz The HF Cables have made the single largest improvement I have heard. Maybe it is the result of myriad improvements I have made over the years with single-driver speakers, electronics with 30MHz bandwidth, turntable upgrades, etc. In any case, I ha... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Mapman, why don't you do what I did and try a pair of cables? I don't totally rely on what everyone else reports on products I have not heard, but it is at least a starting point. After you have tried them you can then report something useful on t... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Mapman, I am confused. I have followed this thread through the years and I cannot understand why you bother to in your attempts to bring these guys down. I am sure you have some great experiences to share here, not just the usual abject negativity... |