Japanese hi-fi cable and accessories experts Furutech have spent decades on research, development and ongoing innovation to enable discerning listeners to get ever-closer to their favorite music, using their ‘pure transmission’ technologies to allow the delicate musical signal to remain as unimpeded and as crystal-clear as possible. Neil Gader at US magazine The Absolute Sound finds them “difficult to part with”.

NCF Clear Line AC optimizer

Furutech’s NCF Clear Line audio-grade passive AC line optimizer plugs effortlessly into any vacant receptacle on a wall outlet or power distributor. “The difference it makes is one of focus and air between images,” writes reviewer Neil Gader. “It nails the perimeter around sung notes and the clarity of the space between them, resulting in a more definitive sense of layering and transient immediacy.”

“Sensible, cost-effective and, once heard, difficult to part with,” Gader concludes.

GTX DR NCF AC duplex wall outlets

“Furutech has taken the humble outlet and run it through a gauntlet of refinement far beyond what most of us can imagine,” says Gader. “Performance-wise there’s no doubt that the Furutech removed a layer of low-level grunge from the sonic window, reducing noise across the soundstage. Like a sonic dustcloth, images were more tangible and retrieved with greater clarity.”

While the unit is not cheap, its “uncompromising quality and high performance make it seem a small price to pay.”

Discover more about Furutech’s multi-award winning cables and accessories at www.furutech.com and track down your nearest dealer via UK distributor www.soundfowndations.co.uk

Discover the full list of Editors’ Choice Awards in the November 2024 issue of The Absolute Sound.