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Furutech GTX-D Rhodium NCF Outlet

Hi

I have been using a strip with Cary tube preamp and digital sources on a Furutech GTX-D Gold outlet and Pass power amp to a Maestro on the wall for a while now.

The combination seems decent but lately with some bass heavy recordings I have found the bass thick and boomy on extreme low bass notes. The mids and highs are fine and I tend to be sensitive to bright treble.

I took the preamp out and put it to the Maestro on the wall and this ameliorated the bass somewhat. Everything became fuller sounding but as a result, there was less low bass reverb (sounds contradictory?)

I suspect it is the GTX-D Gold. I am guessing if I replaced that with a GTX-D Rhodium NCF, it will tighten up the bass and hopefully eliminate the excessive low bass reverb. But in doing so, will the highs become too forward, hard or bright as Rhodium tends to be vs Gold?

Any experienced feedback from users who have tried the Maestro, GTX-D Gold and GTX-D Rhodium NCF is much appreciated.

Thanks
mikey8811

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auxinput
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Yes.  Furutech gold-plated will be warm, with bass that is not as bight, but it does soften and roll-off the high frequencies.

Furutech rhodium will have deep tight powerful bass, but it will also have a lot of resolution and attack in the high frequencies.  If you don't like high frequencies then this may not be for you.

You could try davidpritchard's idea of the Synergistic BLUE outlet.  I have never tried this but it is possible that the BLUE could be smoother and more forgiving in the highs than the Furutech rhodium.

auxinput
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Heh.  Anywhere from 200 to 400+ hours, depending on resolution of your system.  Yes, 5 hours in is when you start that painful burn-in.
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