Furutech NCF Cable Booster-Signal
Life often contains hidden gems awaiting exploration.
Review By Jeremy Kipnis
Really, trying out the Furutech NCF Booster-Signal in any decent audio system is likely going to blow your mind with how it brings out the best qualities you never quite knew were there in your system, but always hoped would be.
Deeply Groovy review of the destat III from Paul Rigby at www.audiophileman.com here
…Wherever you do find static, you can be sure that the Destat III will work and work brilliantly, enhancing sonics wherever it blows its neutralising breeze whether that be on the hi-fi hardware or software. Sonically, this gadget is like a breath of fresh air!… Paul Rigby
Furutech’s top-tier GTX-D NCF wall receptacle receives The Aboslute Sound Editor’s Choice Award 2019
Read the review HERE
>>GTX-D NCF（R）
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Conductor |
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Alpha-OCC + α-DUCC (7N Class) |
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Construction （pcs／mm） |
Center – 1/0.8 NCF PE core
Inner – 89/0.18α-OCC (Right rotate) Middle – 39/0.18α-OCC (Left rotate) Outer – 62/0.13α-DUCC (Right rotate) |
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Diameter （mm） |
2.58 Approx. |
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Size |
11AWG / 4.08 Sq.mm |
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Insulation |
Inner Material |
Audio Grade FEP (Fluoropolymer) |
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Outer Material |
Audio Grade P.E.(Brown for”+”、Blue for “-“) |
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Diameter （mm） |
5. 5 |
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Twisting |
Method |
2 Cores Twisted Together |
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Fillers |
Polyester fibers Filler |
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Barrier Layer-1 |
Non-Woven Fabric wrap |
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Inner Sheath |
Material |
Audio Grade Flexible PVC (Black) Nano-Ceramic / Carbon particle compound |
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Diameter （mm） |
15.0 |
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Shield |
Material |
Cu-Foil + Braided OFC |
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Barrier Layer-2 |
Paper wrap |
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Outer Sheath |
Material |
Audio Grade Flexible PVC (Dark purple) |
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Nom. Thickness（mm） |
1.2 |
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Outer Sleeve |
Material |
Nylon yarn stranded braid(Black/Silver) |
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Overall Diameter （mm） |
19.0 Approx. |
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Test Method |
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Max. Conductor Resistance Ω／km |
4.5 |
JISC3005 6 20℃ |
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Insulation Resistance MΩ‧km |
>2500 |
JISC3005 9.1 20℃ |
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| Capacitance PF/M | 51.69 Approx. | at 1 KHz | ||
| Inductance uH/M | 0.7 Approx. | at 1 KHz | ||
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Dielectric Strength V/1 min. |
AC 3000 |
JISC3005 8 |
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…they have become utterly indispensable. NCF Boosters and Booster Signals: I wouldn’t want to be without them. Roy Grgory The Audio Beat
Read the Roy’s take on the NCF Boosters here
New NCF Booster Series review from Mono & Stereo here
I’m sure you’ve already grasped all the right reason, why I’m wholeheartedly giving out the Mono and Stereo 2018 Highly Recommended Award to the Furutech NCF Booster and why it deserves this particular accolade. Highly recommended!… Matej Isak
New NCF Booster series review from theaudiophileman.com here
As a whole kit working together? They both reduce veiling noise, push back the stereo image and enhance the 3D effect of the same while encouraging the music that’s already there to come forth and be picked up by the ear. Job done, then!… Paul Rigby
1. NCF (multi-material hybrid structure) … Audio grade ABS resin (Base) and NCF formulated nylon resin (Cover)
2. Damping mat
3. Vibration transmission shaft (central column)
4. Vibration suppression wall (damping wall) … damping structure to suppress resonance.
5. Air chamber … Internal air pressure suppresses vibration.
Creative AV, Dong Fong Audio & Centre Circle Audio boost their fantastic systems with Furutech NCF Boosters
Pursuit Perfect System (UK) – Informative video on NCF Booster Series and its uses
Pursuit Perfect System (UK) – A/B listening tests with the NCF Booster Series
Pursuit Perfect System (UK) tests the NCF Booster products. In a series of videos Terry is going introduce, test various settings and finally record a comparative sound test with NCF Booster and NCF Booster-Signal.
Video #1
Furutech’s NCF Booster-Signal is awarded the prestigious VGP 2018 SUMMER Gold Award!
Product Page: NCF Booster-Signal
TRPTK Studio and CD Label from the Netherlands – Using Furutech NCF Boosters in recording
No Compromises Recording with Dmitry Ferschtman and Mila Baslawskaya, with NCF Boosters on all microphone cables, Daytona for digital filtering, the Pure Power NCF for power distribution, and the new microphone cables.
The Furutech team has just returned from a fantastic show at the High End 2018 where our new NCF products received excellent exposure. We must express our appreciation to all our manufacturer friends that kindly and patiently allowed us to set and reset the NCF Boosters their systems for the best possible performance.
Some photos of NCF Boosters used in a few rooms of the many rooms with NCF Boosters around the show:
VITUS AUDIO
LAWRENCE AUDIO
AUDIONEC
VIVID
VENTURE
PROGRESSIVE AUDIO
PATHOS
VITUS ROOM 2
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In Audio Accessory magazine (Japan) top audio commentator Masamitsu Fukuda reports:
…First listening impression after setting the NCF Booster… Something has changed dramatically… muddiness gone… clarity!
Increased sound to noise ratio, strengthened contrast and definition, response speed improved, transparency increased and distortion reduced… improved space, depth and imaging. So surprised by how much of an effect this product brings.
Once set on your system, you won’t want to remove it.
A completely new audio accessory has arrived.
Masamitsu Fukuda
Audio Accessory (Japan) – NCF Booster Connector Cable Holder
…they have become utterly indispensable. NCF Boosters and Booster Signals: I wouldn’t want to be without them. Roy Grgory The Audio Beat
Read the Roy’s take on the NCF Boosters here
☆Setting Examples☆
HIGH END MUNICH 2018 at Munich MOC
When： May 10~13th, 2018
Where： Hall 3, K01
Furutech Co. Ltd. • Tokyo, Japan, manufacturer of ultra-refined analog, digital, video cable and accessories, invites you to Hall 3, K01 where we will debut our new ultimate Cable and Connector damping solution featuring Furutech’s revolutionary NCF sound enhancing material.
<< Furutech’s 2017 booth >>
HIGH END MUNICH 2018 websiteHere
Show accessHere
At the upcoming High End 2018 show to be held at the Munich MOC Furutech will be debuting a new addition to the expanding range of NCF products: the new NCF Booster-Signal. This new model has been designed to supplement the original NCF Booster and offer NCF damping for signal connectors (XLR, RCA, HDMI, USB etc.) at system components and as an effective cable lifter and connector support.
NCF Booster Signal
NCF Booster – Top Clamp
The versatility of the NCF Booster-Signal and the modular parts of the NCF Booster will offer customers a complete solution for damping and arranging cables. Therefore, from May, Furutech will make avaible the Cradles and Top Clamp parts of the NCF Booster and NCF Booster-Signal for individual purchase to allow customers to build their own NCF Booster support system.
See the NCF Booster and NCF Booster-Signal in action in the following rooms during High End 2018:
Siltech A 4.2, E226
Vivid H 1, D06/D06a
Venture H 1, A15
Audionec H 4, W06
Lawrence H 4, W10
Absolue Creations A 4.2, E226
Vitus A 4.2, E208/F226
Technics A3.1 C116/115
Furutech’s NCF Booster included in Enjoythemusic.com’s Great Audiophile Gift choices for December 2017
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Meanwhile in Japan – NCF Booster is awarded the prestigious Pure Audio Division Gold Award at the VGP awards and the Grand Prix Award from Audio Accessory Magazine
Top Japanese Audio Commentators report on NCF Booster performance:
Masamitsu Fukuda
…Blur and muddiness lifted, resolution improved
Chitake Inoue
…Improvement in the entire system
Masanori Hayashi
…Improved clarity and detail, depth revealed
Tomohiro Kaiyama
…Immediate stabilization of sound on fitting the NCF Booster, resounding improvement
Akira Sumiyama
…It doesn’t matter how many you use, a saturation point is never reached
Roger Adamek and the team at RCM will be unveiling the incredible Furutech NCF Boosters in the Azalia I Room of the Hotel Golden Tulip.
RCM will also stage the World premiere of Gauder Akustik speakers model DARK 5 connected with Furutech cables. See you there!
NCF BOOSTER
Netherlands based recording label TRPTK releases new CD recorded and monitored using Furutech cables.
(TRPTK was founded in 2014 by audio engineer Brendon Heinst and music producer Luuk Meijssen, as a movement against the degradation of sound quality and emotional impact of recordings. The only reason why music still exists as an art form, is because there are artists out there who want to keep telling their stories, regardless of what it will take to do so. They just want to be heard! And we want to be there to pass their message through)
Artist: Aeon Trio
Album: Elegy
Cables used during recording and monitoring:
- analog interlinks: Furutech FA-220
- digital interlinks:Furutech FX-Alpha-Ag
- loudspeaker cables： Furutech FS-Alpha
- power cables: Furutech The Empire
- power cables: Furutech The Astoria
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Artist: Rafael Fraga
Album: Trova Caminhada
Cables used during recording and monitoring:
- microphone cables: Furutech FA-αS21
- power cables: Furutech The Empire
- analog interlinks:Furutech Lineflux
- speaker cables： Furutech NanoFlux Speaker Cable
- power cables: Furutech NanoFlux NCF
Toronto, Canada 10/13～10/15 Taves Consumer Electronics Show
Furutech’s NCF Booster and Furutech’s DPS-4 (Pink) power cable fitted with FI-50 NCF Connectors powering the great sounding PENAUDIO setup
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Audio Accessory (Japan) – NCF Booster Review.pdf
In Audio Accessory magazine (Japan) top audio commentator Masamitsu Fukuda reports:
…First listening impression after setting the NCF Booster… Something has changed dramatically… muddiness gone… clarity!
Increased sound to noise ratio, strengthened contrast and definition, response speed improved, transparency increased and distortion reduced… improved space, depth and imaging. So surprised by how much of an effect this product brings.
Once set on your system, you won’t want to remove it.
A completely new audio accessory has arrived.
Masamitsu Fukuda
Audio Accessory (Japan) – NCF Booster Connector Cable Holder
…they have become utterly indispensable. NCF Boosters and Booster Signals: I wouldn’t want to be without them. Roy Grgory The Audio Beat
Read the Roy’s take on the NCF Boosters here
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A new kind of audio accessory will be relased by Furutech at the end of October.
The NCF Booster is a multifunctional performance-enhancing connector & cable holder. The much antcipated NCF Booster has been receiving rave reviews in Japanese publications and such was demand that initial production runs sold out to industry insiders in Japan before the NCF Booster even reached audio store shelves.
Furutech has since increased production to allow for international release in late October.
What is the NCF Booster?
It is a multi-material, hybrid constructed performance-enhancing connector & cable holder for superior connetcor and cable damping.
Not only does the Furutech NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder lift audio cables off the floor minimizing their points of contact with the floor, reducing electromagnetic interference, it also excels at providing NCF damping support for connectors and cables at points of connection. The NCF Booster Connector and Cable Holder allows for the optimum alignment between connectors and sockets and eliminates static – boosting performance by allowing a more pure and clear signal.
NCF: Nano Crystal² Formula
Developed by Furutech, NCF features a special crystalline material that has two ‘active’ properties. First, it generates negative ions that eliminate static. Second, it converts thermal energy into far infrared. Furutech combines this remarkable material with nano-sized ceramic particles and carbon powder for their additional piezoelectric damping properties. The resulting Nano Crystal² Formula, exclusive to Furutech, is the ultimate electrical and mechanical damping material.
In Audio Accessory magazine (Japan) top audio commentator Masamitsu Fukuda reports:
…First listening impression after setting the NCF Booster… Something has changed dramatically… muddiness gone… clarity!
Increased sound to noise ratio, strengthened contrast and definition, response speed improved, transparency increased and distortion reduced… improved space, depth and imaging. So surprised by how much of an effect this product brings.
Once set on your system, you won’t want to remove it.
A completely new audio accessory has arrived.
Masamitsu Fukuda
Audio Accessory (Japan) – NCF Booster Connector Cable Holder
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(TRPTK was founded in 2014 by audio engineer Brendon Heinst and music producer Luuk Meijssen, as a movement against the degradation of sound quality and emotional impact of recordings. The only reason why music still exists as an art form, is because there are artists out there who want to keep telling their stories, regardless of what it will take to do so. They just want to be heard! And we want to be there to pass their message through)
TRPTK did recordings with test power cords powering the Sonodore power supply and preamplifier, one test with a cable fitted with Furutech’s FI-50 NCF and FI-E50 NCF connectors, and then one with a regular generic power cord. The recordings of a piece called Luminous by composer Maurizio Bignone played by cellist Maya Fridman – the cello was chosen as it is such an extremely rich and broad-band sound
The signal path was:
- Sonodore RCM-402 60V active powered microphone
- Mogami 2534 Quad Neglex microphone cable
- Sonodore MPA-502 60V power supply and preamplifier (powered with either Empire, NanoFlux NCF, or generic cable, through the NCF test box’s normal or NCF output)
- Furutech FA-aS21 interlinks (12m)
- Merging HAPI at 352.8 kHz with Premium Input Modules
- Digital Audio Workstation with Pyramix 11
Follow the TRPTK blog HERE
All cabling, both power and audio, were by Furutech.
In my personal opinion, there is no other choice for cabling if you’re only happy with the absolute best.
Being very finicky about my sound, there’s only one cable manufacturer I fully trust.
– Brendon Heinst
…I have to say, after this test, I am astounded by the quality of this cable. You clearly hear there’s so much more space in the recording, such an openness I’ve never experienced before.
– Brendon Heinst
The recordings can be heard below:
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☆44.1kHz/24bit flac Recording Source File
Generic power cord 44.1kHz/24bit flac
Furutech NCF cord 44.1kHz/24bit flac
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☆352kHz/24bit flac Recording Source File
Generic power cord 352kHz/24bit flac
Furutech NCF cord 352kHz/24bit flac
Phono cartridge output is vanishingly small and easily polluted by RFI and EMI. Every element of signal transfer must be perfectly engineered to avoid distortion that robs music of life. If you’re going to the trouble of playing vinyl why swamp the low-level signal in a veritable soup of noisy distortion right at its source!
All enthusiasts are looking for the same qualities: Verisimilitude to the original event, a sense of engagement promoting suspension of disbelief, an immersion in audio and video experience. To engage without effort requires meticulous preparation of the entire playback chain especially including cables and most importantly at the signal source.
The Ag-16 Phono Cable achieves its remarkably quiet soundstage and transparent presentation with silver-plated α OCC conductors, three-layer shielding and external ground wire, even a specially engineered cable clamp to improve grip and avoid any potential distortion.
1.1 meter phono cable available in three versions:
Ag-16 (straight DIN)
Ag-16-L (angled DIN)
Ag-16-R4 (RCA connectors)
Ag-16-XLR (DIN to XLR connectors) – by custom order
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| Original wire surface image | Alpha Nano-OFC wire surface image |
 Only one point is in contact. |
 Many more points are in contact. |
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