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High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I finally have about 50 hours on my Ultimate signal cables and URR Power Cord and Power Conditioner. And I can hear pretty startling changes in soundstage depth, openness, immediacy, detail, texture. I am afraid to change any of the cables in the ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Since my equipment rack sits close to the front wall of my room, I simply hang my CT-1U signal cables from the diffuser panels on the wall. For my CT-1U speaker cables, I hang these low on the front wall using plastic cable ties. Dunno what I woul... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I guess I am ambivalent about the new cables. Yes, it is great that we now have even more state-of-the-art cables that can further improve our systems. The downside is now knowing we no longer have the best at the previous levels and now have the ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I too just bought a URR power cord to place between my HFC power conditioner and my Manley Steelhead phono stage. After only a few hours' use I can hear the usual quantum leap in what HFC does so well at: immediacy, tactility, presence, quickness,... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Just upgraded my phono cable from regular CT-1 to Ultimate and was shocked at how much better everything was. It seems as if phono signals are the most affected by magnetic technology although I have not heard the power cords. The biggest improvem... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I have had the same experiences when adding CT-1 and/or CT-1U interconnects and speaker cables to my system. I now have 2 U interconnects, a U speaker cable, and regular CT-1 for phono signals. It seems the speed, treble extension, and detail are ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Deweyiii: Did the CT-1 PC make an improvement in sonics on a similar level to that of other HF Cables such as interconnects or speaker cables? I am just wondering whether my next step is upgraded PC's or other cables. Thanks for posting your resul... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I am old enough to remember when the only speaker cables and interconnects were the cheap, vinyl-coated lamp cord and I thought it was crazy to pay $1 per foot of thicker gauge Monster Cable. We have come a long way, baby :-). 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Has anyone tried the $2K CT-1 power cord shown on the HFC website? I was not aware of this cord so perhaps it is new. Anyway, it might be a good chance to try an entry-level AC cord while avoiding what was a big barrier to entry since the previous... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Hi, Al: I came to the same conclusion and changed the battery, which fixed the problem. So I re-measured the cable resistance and it is right around 5 ohms, so apparently John's and Acman's cables are functioning properly, at least the resistance.... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Almarg, I went back to confirm that I did the resistance measurement correctly and now I cannot get the needle to move at all from the left when holding the probes together. It does read the correct voltage when measuring household current but som... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I checked the DC resistance of my 2.5m CT-1U speaker cables and they barely deflected the multimeter needle, indicating a resistance of far under 1 ohm. This is more in line of what I would expect, not requiring a power amp to drive a large series... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Almarg, yes, you are probably correct. I did check the impedance of my Intuitive Design Cables and they deflect my multimeter needle a little. Obviously their impedance is well under 1 ohm. I cannot imagine the HF cable being a 6 ohm series impeda... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
John, since there seems to be a big difference in impedance between the two cables, have you tried measuring or at least listening to see if there are differences in volume between the two speakers, and then swapping R and L cable pairs to see if ... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
My experience with CT-1 and CT-1U cables are similar to the others' here. I found the CT-1s to have a slightly lower output than the cables I replaced but it then seemed the gain increased somewhat over time. Same issue with the CT-1Us I now have ...