Furutech CF-601M NCF(R) High End Performance XLR connector (Male) (Silver Carbon fiber finish)

Description

The Furutech CF-601M NCF(R) High-End Performance XLR Connector (Male) (Silver Carbon Fiber Finish) is a premium-grade XLR connector designed to deliver superior signal integrity, durability, and exceptional sound quality for audiophiles and audio professionals who demand the highest level of performance in their audio systems. Furutech’s meticulous engineering, combined with cutting-edge materials and technologies, ensures that the CF-601M NCF(R) offers outstanding connectivity, making it an ideal choice for high-fidelity audio setups, professional recording studios, and custom cable projects. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the features and benefits:

• Connector Type: Male 3-Pin XLR Connector – The CF-601M NCF(R) is designed for balanced audio connections, ensuring high-quality signal transfer in various audio applications, including connecting high-end audio equipment, DACs, preamplifiers, amplifiers, and professional recording equipment.
• Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) Technology: Furutech integrates its proprietary Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) technology, which combines nano-sized crystalline, ceramic particles, and carbon powder. This technology generates negative ions that eliminate static, and it has a crystalline structure that converts thermal and mechanical energy into infrared energy. This results in reduced electrical noise, vibration, and distortion, ensuring an incredibly clean and transparent audio signal.
• Rhodium-Plated Contacts: The CF-601M NCF(R) features rhodium-plated contacts, which provide superior conductivity and ensure optimal signal transfer. Rhodium plating offers excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion, ensuring a stable and high-quality connection over time, even with regular use.
• High-Purity α (Alpha) OCC Copper Conductor: The internal conductor is made from α (Alpha) OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper, renowned for its exceptional purity and conductivity. This ensures minimal signal loss, preserving the integrity and detail of the audio signal, resulting in accurate and high-fidelity sound reproduction.
• Silver Carbon Fiber Finish: The connector’s housing is finished with a silver carbon fiber sleeve, providing not only a luxurious and stylish appearance but also additional shielding against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and vibrations, enhancing the overall audio performance.
• Non-Magnetic Stainless-Steel Housing: The connector is constructed with non-magnetic stainless steel, which helps reduce electromagnetic interference and ensures the audio signal remains pure and unaltered.
• Cable Clamp System: The CF-601M NCF(R) is equipped with a high-quality cable clamp system, ensuring a secure and stable grip on the connected cable, which prevents disconnection or signal degradation, even with regular handling or movement.

Performance Benefits:

• Exceptional Signal Transfer: The combination of rhodium-plated contacts, high-purity α (Alpha) OCC copper conductors, and NCF technology ensures optimal signal transmission, resulting in clearer, more transparent, and high-fidelity audio reproduction.
• Reduced Noise and Interference: Furutech’s NCF technology, along with the non-magnetic stainless-steel construction and carbon fiber finish, effectively minimizes electromagnetic interference (EMI), static, and unwanted vibrations, delivering a cleaner audio signal and enhancing the overall sound quality.
• Corrosion Resistance and Longevity: The rhodium plating provides excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion, ensuring that the XLR connector maintains its performance and conductivity over time, even in demanding environments.
• Secure and Stable Connection: The cable clamp system ensures a tight and secure connection with the cable, preventing signal degradation and maintaining consistent high-fidelity sound reproduction.

Ideal Applications:

• High-End Audio Systems: Perfect for audiophiles looking to achieve the highest level of sound quality and signal integrity in their home or professional audio setups.
• Professional Audio Equipment: Suitable for recording studios, live sound environments, high-fidelity audio systems, and other professional applications where maintaining pure, unaltered sound is crucial.
• Custom Cable Projects: Ideal for DIY enthusiasts and professionals building or upgrading custom XLR cables, ensuring high-quality connections that enhance the performance of their audio systems.

The Furutech CF-601M NCF(R) High-End Performance XLR Connector (Male) (Silver Carbon Fiber Finish) is an exceptional choice for anyone seeking superior audio quality, signal integrity, and durability in their audio connections. With rhodium-plated contacts, high-purity α (Alpha) OCC copper conductors, and Furutech’s innovative Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) technology, this XLR connector offers outstanding signal transfer, reduced noise, and long-term reliability. The elegant silver carbon fiber finish not only enhances the connector’s appearance but also contributes to its overall performance by providing additional EMI shielding. Whether you’re upgrading your audio cables, working on a professional audio project, or building custom cables, the CF-601M NCF(R) delivers unparalleled performance, making it a valuable investment for achieving high-fidelity sound in any premium audio system.

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CF-601M NCF(R) High End Performance XLR Connector
Set screw or solder contacts

FEATURES
Furutech introduces the CF-601M NCF top-of-the-line XLR connector. This is Furutech’s first high-performance balanced signal connector to feature Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF). This material is the cumulative result of Furutech’s 30 plus year effort to eliminate electrical and mechanical resonance from signal and power transmission in high performance audio and video applications. Offering a dramatic reduction in noise, improved imaging, and focus, and improved sound staging, the CF-601M NCF will take your listening enjoyment to the next level.

Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) Body material and injected conductor pins
The CF-601M NCF features a body formed with NCF Liquid Crystal Polymer Resin. The resin incorporates nylon, fiberglass, nano-sized crystalline piezo ceramic particles, carbon powder and Furutech special “NCF” anti-resonance damping material. The same special NCF damping material is injected into the CF-601M NCF’s rhodium-plated α (Alpha) Pure copper one-piece construction conductor pins – true innovation!
Incorporated into selected Furutech products, 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 effect’ damping properties. The resulting Nano Crystal² Formula is the ultimate electrical and mechanical damping material. Created by Furutech, it is found exclusively in Furutech products.

Furutech’s Two-Stage Cryogenic and Demagnetization Alpha Process
Using cutting-edge technology and materials, Furutech developed a low-temperature two-stage process that significantly improves every facet of audio and video performance. The treatment begins during the manufacturing process with a deep, conditioning cryogenic freeze of all metal parts. Using high-end refrigerants — liquid N2 or He — Furutech achieves temperatures of between -196 to -250℃. The treated parts change their molecular structure at these extremes of temperature relieving internal stress. The molecules bond together more tightly, and the overall structure becomes more stable. This improves electrical conductivity and so power and signal transfer.
Step two in the Alpha Process exposes these same parts to the patented Ring Demagnetization treatment. Ordinary high-power magnets used for this purpose often increase magnetic effects; they leave some areas more magnetized than others. This patented process uses controlled attenuation to eliminate magnetization for immediately more vivid and colorful improvements. Ring Demagnetization further enhances conductivity of all treated materials.
ALL metallic parts used in Furutech products go through the Alpha Process treatment to keep all connectors, conductors, and metal parts in a perfect stress-free, stable, and highly conductive state.

• Rhodium-plated α (Alpha) Pure copper one-piece construction conductor pin injected with heat resistant NCF Liquid Crystal Polymer Resin.
• Nylon, fiberglass, nano-sized crystalline piezo ceramic particles, carbon powder and Furutech special “NCF” anti-resonance damping material main body combine heat resistant NCF Liquid Crystal Polymer Resin. NCF delivers improvements in the depth and focus of the sound stage, harmonics and tonal balance. Low frequencies are cleaner, with a greater sense of definition made possible by a lowered noise floor.
• Housing: Multilayer hybrid NCF carbon housing composed of an outer hard clear coat over with another layer of Hybrid NCF Silver plated 3k carbon fiber on a nonmagnetic stainless-steel Housing. The best of damping and insulation materials improve frequency extension and tonal balance.
• Conductor wire fixed by set screw or soldering.
• Specified for cable diameters max. 10.0mm.
• Accommodates: 14AWG (2.08 sq.mm) max. stranded wire / 12AWG (3.3 sq.mm) max solid core wire. Wire diameter 2.1mm max.

SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
 Dimensions: ø18.6mm X 64.6mm overall length approx.
 Net Weight: 46.9g approx.