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Furutech wins three Editors’ Choice Awards 2026 from The Absolute Sound for its noise reduction innovations

Japanese hi-fi cable and accessories experts Furutech remain as determined as ever to develop and deploy a wealth of proprietary ‘pure transmission’ technologies that allow a delicate musical signal to remain as unimpeded as possible as it journeys through your hi-fi system. US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards pick three of their winners. Continue reading Furutech wins three Editors’ Choice Awards 2026 from The Absolute Sound for its noise reduction innovations

“The ultimate power cord”: Furutech’s flagship Project V1 mains cable wins Hi-Fi Plus Award 2026

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.

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“A revolution that deserves celebration”: DS Audio wins ‘Technology of the Year’ & ‘Innovator of the Year’ in The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025

The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025 feature in a special Fall issue of the US magazine, celebrating “the greatest technologies and innovators in high-end audio”. Prominent among them is Tetsuaki Ayoagi, founder and chief designer of DS Audio and pioneer of the modern optical phono cartridge. Continue reading “A revolution that deserves celebration”: DS Audio wins ‘Technology of the Year’ & ‘Innovator of the Year’ in The Absolute Sound’s Technology & Innovation Awards 2025

Furutech launches new Flow-28 NCF inline power filter

PRESS RELEASE: Furutech proudly announces the release of the new Flow-28 NCF inline power filter, with integrated radio frequency interference (RFI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering – a high-performance, cost-effective solution that draws on more than 15 years of technical innovation and refinement in the company’s inline filter series.

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“An absolute riot”: Hi-Fi Choice delights in Soulines’ new tt9 turntable and KiVi M3 tonearm

“The Soulines name might not be that well known currently, but surely this won’t be the case for much longer,” writes Adam Smith, having relished his time with the “intelligently designed, beautifully made” tt9 turntable and KiVi M3 tonearm.

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“Must be on any serious shortlist”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews Furutech’s Project series of cables

How might your system sound when its components are “distilled and refined to their ultimate expression”? Ed Selley explores “the best ways to transform your hi-fi” with three high-performance cables from Furutech’s flagship Project series: the V1-S speaker cable, V1 RCA interconnect and V1 mains lead. Continue reading “Must be on any serious shortlist”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews Furutech’s Project series of cables

DS Audio earns six of The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice Awards 2025

Last November, US audio magazine The Absolute Sound updated the format of it’s annual Editors’ Choice Awards, splitting the Awards into two parts. While the November issue focused on hi-fi components suited to a home living room, the March issue covers products that best fit into larger systems in dedicated listening rooms – including several of DS Audio’s game-changing optical cartridges and accessories.  Continue reading DS Audio earns six of The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice Awards 2025

Furutech receives five of The Absolute Sound Editors’ Choice Awards 2025

Furutech’s high-performance cables, connectors and noise-reducing accessories win over a gamut of different reviewers in The Absolute Sound’s latest Editors’ Choice Awards, which features the magazine’s selection of hi-fi products that live up to the challenge of delivering superb performance in larger systems and dedicated listening rooms.

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