There doesn’t seem to be an Award from US audio magazine The Absolute Sound that Japanese optical cartridge pioneer DS Audio hasn’t won – and deservedly so – as recognised in this year’s Technology & Innovation Awards. Continue reading DS Audio’s optical cartridges win The Absolute Sound Technology Benchmark Award
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New top-of-range Project V1-LAN cable from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Furutech, Japanese manufacturer of ultra-refined audio and video cable and accessories, introduces the new Project V1-LAN high performance cable, the latest addition to the brand’s flagship Project series.
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Furutech launches new flagship USB cable – GT4 NCF USB-C
PRESS RELEASE: Furutech introduces the new GT4 NCF USB‑C: a next‑generation USB4 cable engineered for high‑performance audio and AV systems, where mechanical stability, signal integrity and noise suppression are critical.
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Furutech wins four Editors’ Choice Awards 2026 from The Absolute Sound
Twice a year, US audio magazine The Absolute Sound’s Editors’ Choice Awards recognise “the gear that our editors and writers have selected as most worthy of your consideration.” While the November Awards cover products that best fit into living room systems, those published in March focus on components perfect for larger listening room systems. In this latter category, four of Furutech’s high-performance cables and noise-reducing accessories are winners.
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DS Audio wins six Editors Choice Awards 2026 from The Absolute Sound
“Name another recent technological advance that has changed the audio scene as much as DS Audio’s optical cartridges have,” write the US audio magazine’s reviewers. “If you can’t, that’s because there is none,” they add, as they give Awards to four of the company’s cartridges, and two Awards to designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi’s innovative accessories.
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“The pinnacle”: The Absolute Sound’s rave review of Furutech’s Project V1 Series cables
“The Project V1 Series represents the pinnacle of Furutech’s engineering efforts in high-end audio cabling and power cords,” writes Neil Gader in US audio magazine The Absolute Sound. It’s a bold claim, but one he backs with detailed listening impressions across genres. Spoiler alert: this “might be the last stop on your cable and power cord journey”!
Furutech GT2 NCF USB-B cable earns five-star recommendation in Hi-Fi Choice Yearbook
The annual Yearbook from Hi-Fi Choice is a compendium of the best audio components to pass through the magazine’s pages in the preceding 12 months. Among them is Furutech’s GT2 NCF USB-B cable, carefully crafted to enhance the sound quality of any digital audio system. Continue reading Furutech GT2 NCF USB-B cable earns five-star recommendation in Hi-Fi Choice Yearbook
DS Audio’s DS-003 optical cartridge wins another Editors’ Choice Award from The Absolute Sound
DS Audio’s DS-003 optical phono cartridge, which sits just above entry level in the Japanese company’s range, offers an impressive complement of technology borrowed from the range-topping Grand Master model – but at a fraction of the price. That alone is worth an award! Continue reading DS Audio’s DS-003 optical cartridge wins another Editors’ Choice Award from The Absolute Sound
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.