“Electrical noise is everywhere,” writes Neil Gader in his recent ‘Short Takes Equipment Report’ for US audio magazine The Absolute Sound, “and it bombards our electronics.” Fortunately, Japanese cable and accessories experts Furutech are ever on the case, with a raft of proprietary solutions – and they work! Continue reading “The little things that matter”: The Absolute Sound reviews Furutech’s NCF Clear Line RCA and XLR signal line optimizers
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Clearaudio continues to feature strongly in The Absolute Sound’s annual Editors’ Choice Awards
While the Awards may have changed to a new format in 2025, their recognition of multiple products from the Clearaudio range remains a constant. Seven of the German analogue brand’s components are featured in the November issue, which focuses specifically on hi-fi designed for the typical home listening / living room.
“A great little device”: Hi-Fi Choice recommends Furutech’s NCF Clear Line-RCA optimizer
Furutech’s Clear Line range was launched in 2020 with the NCF Clear Line AC optimizer, a compact device designed to instantly enhance the quality of your system’s power supply. This was followed in 2023 by the NCF Clear Line-RCA and -XLR passive signal line optimizers, created to achieve a similar upgrade via your system’s signal line.
“An absolute cracker”: Hi-Fi News review DS Audio’s new entry-level DS-E3 optical cartridge
“Those wizards of trickledown tech are at it again,” writes Ken Kessler in the magazine’s October issue, as “DS Audio’s new entry-level model gives you a taste of the [flagship] Masters series at less than a tenth of the price!” Continue reading “An absolute cracker”: Hi-Fi News review DS Audio’s new entry-level DS-E3 optical cartridge
DS Audio launches new ‘third generation’ entry-level optical phono cartridge: the DS-E3
PRESS RELEASE: Japanese optical phono cartridge pioneer DS Audio continues to narrow the gap between game-changing performance and affordability with the new entry level DS-E3 model, featuring the company’s ‘third generation’ of optical cartridge technology.
New Project V1-L top-of-range RCA and XLR interconnect cables from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Furutech, Japanese manufacturer of ultra-refined audio and video cable and accessories, introduces their flagship Project V1-L high performance interconnect cable, in RCA and XLR editions. Joining the Project V1 power cord and Project V1-T tonearm cable, the V1-L interconnect promises an immersive and lifelike audio performance for dedicated audiophiles and professional sound engineers alike.
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New top-of-range GT2 NCF USB-B cable from Furutech
PRESS RELEASE: Furutech, manufacturer of ultra-refined audio and video cable and accessories, announces the release of the GT2 NCF USB-B, a new top-of-range USB cable designed for discerning listeners seeking the pinnacle of USB 2.0 connectivity.
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Furutech extends Clear Line range with new NCF Clear Line-USB & -LAN passive line optimisers
PRESS RELEASE: Furutech, manufacturer of ultra-refined audio and video cable and accessories, announces the release of the NCF Clear Line USB and NCF Clear Line LAN, two audio-grade passive optimisers designed to enhance the playback performance of digital and network music source components and preamplifiers.
“Deck of delights”: Hi-Fi News reviews Clearaudio’s new Concept Signature entry-level turntable
Clearaudio’s entry-level, plug-and-play Concept turntable package has been a multi-award winner and bestseller for more than a decade. Now, the Concept’s whole concept has been given a ‘Signature’ makeover. “Clearaudio has played a blinder,” says Hi-Fi News.
Stereophile reviews DS Audio’s DS-W3 optical cartridge system and applauds the company’s contribution to the industry
Michael Trei of US hi-fi magazine Stereophile figures that over the past 50 years, he must have installed “well over 1,000 phono cartridges” so it’s safe to say he knows a good thing when he hears it – and he hears it in DS Audio’s DS-W3! Equally impressed by the ethos of the company as he is by the performance of its products, Trei opts to dig a little ‘behind the scenes’ to discover more about the genesis of DS Audio’s pioneering optical cartridge system and its vision for the future.
David Denyer PR | The hi-fi specialist 