Hello all
I do not know if this thread is still alive, but i received my MC 6 Hemisphere today. Unfortunately i will not get a chance to play with it until this Thursday. But i will say that it appears to be a very nice unit well made. The cases that Rick use for shipping are great. Much better than a card board boxes .
Enjoy Pete
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MCo 6 Hemisphere i was able to listen to 8 cd and 1 sacd in a row. Right out of the case the Hemisphere sound good, more tighter base and back round vocals seem to be flushed out more. I would say across the board the sound was better. Their was no change in the sound stage for better or worse. Until i went back to playing music about 8 hours later, The sound stage seem to shrink and the sound over all seem a little dark. Rick told me that it would get dark before it got better and that it would take some time to break in. How much time he would not say. My flat screen TV which is plugged into the Hemisphere has improved greatly with sharper picture and more lush color. this TV is about 6 years old and was thinking about a new one but not now. Will report more on the Hemisphere audio sound after i get some more hours on it.
Enjoy Pete
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Ozzy and ddraut thank you for the info.Pete |
Has any one tried using the Power Cube a 5 way splitter instead of the orange 3 way spliter. The power Cube comes any several different models. The base model is a 5 way plug. If it could be used then it would shorten how far out of the wall your stack of 3 ways would stick out. Not to mention you would be able to have more of the magnetic power applied in a shorter line. |
Hi ddraudt
Thanks for the info. I did pick up 2 of the power cubes, but have not had a chance to play with them yet. I do see where the cubes does block the second plug slightly. Waiting for my 3rd and final High Fidelity jumper to ship for my speakers. Then i will order some more MC O5 to go with the 16 i already have. At that time i will play with the Power Cubes and adding more MC O5 to the system.
Thanks again Pete
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misterbritt
I have the MC 6 Hemisphere and 16 mc o5s along with 2 set of the High Fidelity level 2 jumpers waiting on my 3rd and final set of jumpers. No power cords , interconnect or speaker cables from High Fidelity. The Mc o5s are 7 on my amp line and seven on the line that feeds the Hemisphere with 2 plugged into it.
I can compare the Hemisphere to PSaudio P10 i have both. The Hemisphere does not have any surge or spike protection and has 4 less outlets than the P10. The P10 is a very nice unit, but in my system the Hemisphere beat it out with a bigger sound stage in the mids and highs. The base was very close once the Hemisphere broke in (long break in 600 plus hours) the break in is kinda like a roller coaster ride with the finish well worth it. The Hemisphere is only for front end units, TVs no amps unless it very low low power. With the P10 i could plug a small to medium amp into it. The P10 is a nice unit , but the Hemisphere just sounded cleaner, sound stage was bigger and more life like for me.
I hope this helps a little
enjoy Pete
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Follow up MC-6 Hemisphere
Finally got more hours on the Hemisphere- The sound is much more fuller sounding with base much tighter and fuller sounding (no bloat). Background vocals are much more present in the soundstage. Main vocals are strong and clear, hearing the gasp for breath before they sing. I am hearing much more from the back depth of the soundstage. fingers on acoustic guitar have the squeak you would hear only in the front row of a concert. The over all soundstage is much more defined, but not any bigger than before. I am hoping with more time on the Hemisphere that the sound stage will open up bigger. I think i have about 50 plus hours on it now.
I would like to down the road add 2 MC 0.5 to the 2 unused receptacles i am not currently using on the Hemisphere. Has any one done this? Or add the MC 0.5 to a MC-6, what was the out come?
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Hello riawry
Thanks for the info. Even in the last 8 hours of listening the Hemisphere is better than when i started this morning.
Enjoy Pete
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Hi philipwu
Good question, maybe you should ask Rick at HF and follow up here with a post.
enjoy Pete
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Hi lak
I am using a older Transparent power cord to feed my Hemisphere. It is plugged into PSaudio P10. Have been very happy with it so far.
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Hi knghifi
I have not tried the Hemisphere direct to the wall. Its sounded so good the way i did it that i have not tried it. The PSaudio P10 all so has a MC 0.5 plugged into the same wall out let that feeds the P10. I like the idea of some type of surge or spike protection for my Esoteric disc player and pre amp. Will give it a try (Hemisphere direct) in the near future and report back.
Enjoy Pete
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knghifi
The P10 does some stuff that the Hemisphere does not. I like the muti wave option on the P10 set to 6. Adding the Hemisphere just made it more enjoyable. They both do some good things to the music and video for that matter. Have not experienced any thing negative about having them inline together.
enjoy Pete
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Well i have about 6 hours on the new UR Helix power cord and its been mixed bag of sound. The positive so far the sound stage got bigger, much wider. The highs seam to be very clear at times a little thin. The negative at times the sound in the mid range is a little bright or thin. The base has a little more punch but it to is a little thin. The first 6 hours little disappointed. My MC6 Hemisphere was the same way and went from ok to poor to good to great. It had a long long break in and finally replaced my PSaudio P10. So i will give the UR Helix PC more time and report back at about the 50 hour mark. I did move my UR power cord that was on my disc player to the pre amp, so i am not sure how this is affecting the sound. I will do a direct comparison later after the UR Helix gets to what i feel is its best.
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Hi lak
The UR pc was on the disk player moved to the Pre amp. Which had a Shunyata Alapa Digital pc. The UR HELIX is now on the disc player. All three power cord where purchased new. On my Amp i have a older Transparent 20 amp pc purchased used from a local dealer going out of business. The Transparent pc is much thicker than any Transparent pc they sell today it has 3 large net work boxes on it. Was used in the dealers show room.
Enjoy Pete
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I Tried the Power Cube with the MC 05s and it did not workout at all. The Power Cube blocks part of the wall plug that makes the second outlet unusable. I tried using a very short power cord and the Power Cube. MC O5s do not plug into it very well. I could not get the MC O5s to plug in flush with the Power Cube. The prongs on the MC O5 seam to be to long and left a quarter inch gap or more exposed at the plug. I did find another 3 to1 plug, that is "L" shaped. Which would make the MC O5s point straight up or down depending on the ground plug of the socket you where plugging it into. Using this 3 to 1 spliter and using the original orange colored 3 to 1 spliter allowed me to add 6 more MC O5s to each of my power lines. This keeps the MC O5s from sticking out to far from the original wall plug. With a total of 13 MC O5s on 2 power lines (total of 28 MC O5s in my system). Yes the sound did improve again across the board.
I would really like to try out a High Fidelity power cord at the Reference level or Ultra Reference level. But for this i would have to get the wife on board and she would have to step up as a big team player and sell a Kidney or Lung to make it affordable. That does not look like its going to happen real soon so i will keep adding the MC O5s to my system until i reach the point of diminishing returns. The MC O5s the affordable tweak that really works.
enjoy Pete
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calvinj
Glad to here they are working out for you. Post again when you get a little more time on them.
enjoy Pete
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Does any one know if the MC-o.5 can be plugged into a 20 amp line?
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Just ordered 6 more MC 0.5 to bring my total to 8 will report later next week on how they work. Going to give the 3 way cheater plug a try and try adding to the unused sockets on my Hemisphere 6. Does any one know will any 3 way cheater plug work on a 20 amp line?
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Thanks ddraudt for the info. I will give it a try and report back later next weak. should have the new mc o.5 plugged by Sunday Thanks
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Hello justubes2
How are you using the mc 0.5 in your system? When you say the sound changed when you add more to a different sound what did you mean? What kind of break in time do you have on them?
Thanks Pete
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Rick and crew are right on top of it. My 6 MC O.5 arrived today. So i plugged 2 of them into the unused outlets of my Hemisphere. A
fair amount of increase in base right out of the case. Not bloated or in your face base. Very tight and natural sounding. It got better across the board just richer sounding but base was most noticeable. The other 4 MC O.5 i will add a little later Monday or Tuesday. I need to go by some splinter or cheater plugs to add them to my dedicated line and the other line i use that is not dedicated. If they sound as good as i hope(i think they will) i will purchase 4 more to add to the back of my PSaudio P10. But that may not happen until next month.
Enjoy Pete
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Just add a MC O.5 to my system, plugged it into a dedicated 20 amp line that my amp is on. WOW right out of the case and it sounded like i had moved up the Esoteric line. The sound stage has not really changed, but everything base midrange and highs sound much richer with no bloat or thinning. Much more clean sounding detail. Going to listen to it for a couple of days, then add one more on a line that is not dedicated that feeds Ps Audio p10 which has my pre amp and sacd/ cd player on it. So far this is the best tweak i have heard.
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Hi Ozzy
The MC o.5 on your Ps audio P10 is it plugged into P10 or the plug that feeds the P10? I have one more to add and i could plug it into the wall plug with the P10 or into the back of the P10. What was best for you any info?
Thanks Pete
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Have been listening now 4 hours. Just add 2 more MC O.5 for total of 3 on my dedicated line that feeds my amp. The 3 MC O.5 are all plugged into a 3 to 1 splitter plug. With the amp plugged into the socket right below it. The sound is very very good across the board. The soundstage has not got any bigger, but it does only have 4 hours on it.
The 3 way splitter makes a "T" with one pointing right, one pointing left, both parallel to the rear wall and the third stick straight from the wall. I thought about plugging the power cord from the amp in to the center plug on the splitter. Then put the 3rd MC O.5 right below, but i have never liked adapters on my power cords. Has any one tried it that way? If you do that way you could put 5 MC O.5 on one line. I still have 2 MC O.5 to in stall later in the week, want to here the 2 i add today for a couple of days. This will bring my total of MC O.5 to 8 when i in stall the last 2. So far more MC O.5 has made much better music in my system.
Enjoy Pete
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Hi ddraudt
I have the MC 6 Hemisphere with 2 MC O.5 plugged into it. Alone with my pre amp, sacd/cd player the tv and sat. box MC 6 Hemisphere has a long break in time. Adding the 2 MC O.5 improved it even more, but not as much as adding the MC O.5 to the power line of the amp.
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Hi lak
I have the upgrade model Hemisphere break in is long. Right out of the case it sounded good. But with about 10 to 15 hours on it it got dark and a little smaller sounding closed in. (The sound was still very clean sounding) I am not sure exactly about the 50 hour mark it started to open up again slowly got better. I felt it was going in spurts of changing for the better then level off some for a while then increase for the better. I have a little over 100 hours on mine and its still changing. When i talked to Rick he told me the MC O6 Hemisphere was very different than the MC O6 not only upgrade plugs but trickle down technology from their top of line conditioner. I not know if this answered your question. You might try contacting Rick at HF he is good at responding to questions good luck.
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Hi tbg
How did you get 7 MC o.5 plugged into your MC-6? Best i can tell they only hold 6 MC O.5s? are you using a splitter there to? Is your MC-6 a Hemisphere or just the MC-6? About how many hours do you have on it?
Thanks Pete
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Hello benjie
I have the MC-6 Hemisphere. Plugged into it is my pre amp, SACD/CD player, my TV and sat. box along with 2 MC O.5s. If your MC-6 is full of Mc O.5 you would have that plugged into the same wall plug as another MC-6 that could have your equipment plugged into or just one power cord to a single piece of equipment. This technology seam to benefit the whole wall plug and any thing attached. It seams the more magnets on the line makes better music so far.
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Hello Lak
I just have the 2 MC_O.5 . I have installed one of them on my dedicated line for my amp and the other has not yet been plugged in yet. the other will go on the line that feeds my Ps audio P10. That line is a 15 amp line not dedicated. My Esoteric C-O3x and my Esoteric K-O3x are plugged into the P10. Was hoping to hear from Ozzy, on his P10 and the MC 0.5.
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Thanks Ozzy for the info. So far i have found the same the MCo.5 plugged into my dedicated line that i have amy amp on was huge improvement right out of the case. about 2 days later i plugged a MCo.5 into the outlet that has my P10 on it (not dedicated) the effect was not as grand as with the amp. My sacd/cd player and preamp along with my tv and sat box all plugged into the P10. The picture did seam to be little sharper on the tv. I will leave it like that for a while longer to see if i can see or hear in more changes for the better. I plan to add some more High Fidelity in the very near future.
Enjoy Pete
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Would like to here from someone who has the MC 6 Hemisphere w/ the Furutech GTX-D plugs. How long is the break in before you start to here a improvement ? Was it a long break in? Did it do any thing for the soundstage? Any info at all
Thanks Pete
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Hi jayctoy
You will find Rick and the High Fidelity crew 5 star. Very easy to talk to. I have met Rick and crew several times at the Newport Show. Even stayed at the same hotel. Rick was great at the show and away from the show very down to earth. You will have a great time wish i could go.
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Hi knghifi
Do you know about how may hours you have on the MCo.5s? Rick from High Fidelity told me they would go dark after a while then open back up better than before. He did not say what the hour range is. Did you find them dark from the start?
Thanks Pete
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Hello Knghifi
I purchased the orange 3 to 1 splitters at Lowes, here in Northern Ca. Its kinda funny, but they where one isle over from all the other type plugs and extension cords. The first time i went looking for them i could not find them either so i asked a clerk and he took me to the next isle over from where you think they would be. The green 3 to 1 splitters that are "L" shaped, where not on the same isle as the orange splitters. Why who knows why?
The green splitters work well also and i have used them with the orange to cut down on the length from stacking them one on another. If you look on High Fidelity Face Book Page it shows the orange splitters stacked one on top of each other. This sticks out to far in the room for me. So if you alternate them with the green"L" shaped splitters you can get more MC O5s on the line in a much shorter distance.
I was at Lowes today before this reply, and they still had the orange splitters there. I also found a 5 to 1 splitter That with using the orange and green 3 to 1 splitters you could get 15 MC O5 on the line in a much shorter distance. The 5 to 1 splitter did have a fuse on it for overload. That was resettable. Not sure if that would cause a problem for the MC O5 as they do not really draw current (somebody correct me if i am wrong,) I have a total of 28 MC O5s now. 13 each on two different lines and 2 in my Hemisphere open plugs. I will be adding more soon. Each time i have add some the sound has not disappointed me. Let know if there is any thing else that will help.
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denon1
Wow i think you are the first person that did not enjoy what the MC O.5 did to their system. I would try taking one piece of your system off the Shunyata Triton, plug it into a different sock(wall outlet) with the MC O.5 and give it a listen to see how that sounds. I do not know if any one else using Shunyata products, that the MC O.5 did not help the sound. Please try it and post back.
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Went a head and order my MC 6 Hemisphere should have in a week.
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Hi lak
I was told that it would ship today or tomorrow, so will report late next week sometime.
Enjoy Pete
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Just finished plugging in my last 2 MC O.5 for a total of 8. Will be looking to add 4 or more in the very near future. the sound just keeps getting better.
enjoy Pete
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I like what the MC O.5s did to my system. The sound stage has not really changed at all but the sound with in the sound stage just got better. Mine went from great out of the case to dark later on then slowly got better again than originally. Each time i add a HF product the break in was the same, from great to dark to better. The ones i used on my PSaudio P10 where not as dramatic as the ones on my amp line. I still liked what it does to the P10.( i have not plugged any into the back of the P10, just on the line that feeds it.)
The most expensive speakers in the world would not suit, or make the right sound stage for a lots of people. I will be adding more MC O.5 to my system until i fell there is no return for the better.
Enjoy Pete
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Hello Knghifi
I plan to plug it into my P10 and then my preamp and disc player will plug into it.(P10 will feed Hemisphere will feed preamp and disc player) Will also try plugging sat. box and TV in to it. The line for the P10 is not dedicated. But i am always open to suggestions on its use. Rick told me that it will need time to break in to sound its best.
enjoy Pete
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I am no shill or employee for HFC. I have not received any compensation from Rick or any other employe of HFC. I purchased my HFC products just like any body else, either from Audio Gone or direct from HFC at listed prices. The HFC products have taken my humble system to the next level and higher at affordable prices for me . The 8 MC O.5s and the MCO 6 Hemisphere are great products. That do a great job in my stereo system.
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hifial
Good question, i hope you(we) get some feedback on it. I own the Hemisphere, but can not compare it to the Distributor. I can tell you that the break in on the Hemisphere is long. Exact hours i am just not sure now. I would guess north of 800 hours, my TV and Sat. box are also plugged into it so it has been drawing current for a while always in use. Out of the case it sounded good for maybe the first 6 hours. Then later in the day i listen again, the sound was still clear but closed in, very much between the speakers with no real depth. As i listen today the sound stage is starting to take off. The depth is returning slowly and its sound has gotten much wider than the speakers with great clarity. The sound is not thin by any means.
I have noticed that it sounds better after the first CD is played in a listening sessions. Like it has to warm up a little. My Preamp and Disc player are always on(24/7) with my amp in stand by when not in use.
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Hello hifial
If it is the amp, i have never noticed it until the last couple of days.
As the sound stage improved is when i noticed it. My system consists of:
Esoteric CO3x pre amp
Esoteric KO3x SACD/CD player
Mark Levinson 335 amp (on a dedicated 20amp line)
PSaudio P10 and Power base (not on dedicated line)
8 MC O.5s and 1 Hemisphere High Fidelity
Transparent interconnects ReferenceXL MM2 XLR on all
Transparent speaker cables Reference MM2 (right below the XL line)
B@W Matrixs 800 speakers
Thanks for the info
Enjoy Pete
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Hi lak
I am sure you are right about the Furutech GTX Rhodium outlets adding to break in time. Rick all so told me the magnet set up in the Hemisphere is all so very different from the Distributor.
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My UR Helix power cord now has about 65 plus hours on it. The sound is really good. Every few hours now it seams to get better in small ways. Just enough that you seem to hear something a little better sound. The base has more punch the mids and highs are very clean with no hard edges. I thought they where pretty good before adding the UR Helix pc, but they have improved. When comparing the UR pc to the UR Helix pc there is much more of a difference than I original thought there to be.If you like the High Fidelity sound the UR Helix pc will only increase that sound to a higher level. Smoother across the board and not laid back at all with much blacker blacks no hard edges but detailed.
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Has any one ordered the new MC1-Pro conditioner yet? They look very interesting. I was told you can not really compare them to the MC O5s although they look very similar. I just ordered a Pro power cord so i will have to wait for the budget to come back around.
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Hello t_ramey
Comming at your question from a little different angle. I have lots of MC O5s in my system. I have not removed them from the wall plug that they are plugged into. But when i was on vacation for about a week i did unplug all my gear from the wall plugs. So no power connect any where to my gear. When returning and plugging everything back in there was a noticeable difference in sound (not for the better). It took about 6-8 hours of playing before the sound started to get better. 24 hours of play time to get it where it was before my vacation.
calvinj
I can not speak to your Sonny5400 es Sacd player. But any part of my system that i add the High Fidelity stuff to made a improvement. From Esoteric gear to Oppo, Mark Levinson, Aragon , Onkyo. Samsung tv, Dish sat. box. I would recommend a High Fidelity power cord to go with your disc player or try and get 3 MC O5s on the same plug as your disc player. High Fidelity has a 30 day money back return policy. If it does not improve the sound to your likeing send it back.
Enjoy Pete
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Wow, thats great let us know how they effect your system sound. How are you deploying them in your system? Do you have any other HF equipment or cables?
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Ozzy
Thanks for the info
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