Furutech’s top-of-range ‘Project V1’ series of cables is painstakingly designed to deliver pure, uncoloured power to any high-performance audio and AV system. First in the series was the V1 mains cable, which is now a worthy winner of a Hi-Fi Plus Award 2026.

The Project V1’s is Furutech’s flagship power cord, and so it oozes quality at every level. “The fit and finish, and even the wooden presentation box and the overall packaging it comes in, is extremely impressive,” says the magazine, whose full review featured in issue 244.

“Inside all of that external beauty is the company’s proprietary silver-coated, Ohno Cast Copper (OCC) conductor, combined with an ultra-high-quality copper from Mitsubishi Materials Industries featuring precision-aligned copper crystals that minimise any crystal grain boundary”

As with all Furutech products, that combination undergoes a proprietary two-stage ‘Alpha’ cryogenic and demagnetisation process to further improve conductivity, before being triple-shielded and double-insulated.

“Furutech has resisted the temptation to resort to shock and awe, instead concentrating on delivering the qualities your equipment already possesses.”

“With exceptional thoroughness, they [the review also included the V1-S speaker cable] focus and emphasise the qualities of this speaker and amp pairing in a way you only really notice when you remove them from the system,” reads Ed Selley’s review.

In conclusion: “The ultimate power cord, Furutech’s Project V1 must be included on any serious shortlist.”

Discover the full range of Furutech’s multi-award-winning cables and accessories at furutech.com/ and locate your nearest specialist retailer via UK distributor www.soundfowndations.co.uk/

Check out all of the Hi-Fi Plus Award winners in the magazine’s December issue.