Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord (1.5m) EU version

Description

The Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord (1.5m) EU version is a high-performance power cable meticulously designed to deliver clean, stable, and noise-free power to high-end audio and video systems. Engineered with Furutech’s advanced materials and technologies, this power cord ensures superior conductivity, reduced interference, and optimized audio performance. The Astoria-E is an excellent choice for audiophiles, home theater enthusiasts, and professionals who demand the best in power delivery to achieve the highest level of sound quality and system performance.

Introduction

The quality of the power cord plays a critical role in the overall performance of high-fidelity audio and video systems. The Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord is crafted to provide a pure and stable power supply, minimizing noise and interference that can degrade the audio signal. This EU version power cord, with its 1.5-meter length, is designed to bring out the full potential of your high-end equipment, ensuring that your audio system performs with clarity, detail, and precision.

Key Features

1. High-Purity Alpha-OFC Conductors
   • The Astoria-E features Furutech’s high-purity Alpha-OFC (Oxygen-Free Copper) conductors, which provide excellent conductivity and minimal resistance. This ensures efficient power transfer, resulting in cleaner, more accurate sound reproduction and improved performance of your audio equipment.
2. FI-E50 NCF (Nano Crystal² Formula) Schuko Plug and FI-50 NCF IEC Connector
   • The power cord is equipped with Furutech’s high-quality FI-E50 NCF Schuko (EU plug) and FI-50 NCF IEC connectors, both incorporating Furutech’s proprietary Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF). This technology utilizes a special crystalline material with piezoelectric properties that generate negative ions to eliminate static, significantly reducing noise and enhancing power delivery.
3. Alpha Cryogenic and Demagnetization Treatment
   • Furutech applies its proprietary Alpha (α) Cryogenic and Demagnetization treatment to the conductors and connectors, enhancing conductivity and reducing internal stresses. This treatment ensures smoother power transfer, resulting in a more natural, dynamic, and detailed audio experience.
4. Advanced Shielding for Noise Reduction
   • The Astoria-E power cord features advanced shielding that protects against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI), ensuring that your audio signal remains clean and free from external noise. This shielding helps maintain signal integrity, delivering clearer and more detailed sound.
5. Flexible and Durable Design
   • The power cord is designed with a flexible yet durable outer jacket, making it easy to handle and install in various setups. Its robust construction ensures long-lasting performance, even with frequent use in demanding environments.

Benefits

• Superior Power Transfer: The high-purity Alpha-OFC conductors and advanced NCF connectors ensure efficient power transfer, resulting in improved audio clarity, detail, and dynamic range.
• Reduced Interference: The advanced shielding and Nano Crystal² Formula technology protect against EMI and RFI, ensuring that your equipment receives a clean and noise-free power supply.
• Reliable and Durable Construction: The high-quality connectors, combined with Furutech’s Alpha Cryogenic treatment, provide a secure, stable connection and long-lasting performance.

Ideal for Audiophiles, Home Theater Enthusiasts, and Professionals

The Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord (1.5m) EU version is perfect for:

• Audiophiles: Who demand the highest level of audio fidelity and want to ensure their equipment receives clean, stable power.
• Home Theater Enthusiasts: Looking to enhance the performance of their home theater systems by providing a more consistent power supply to their AV components.
• Professional Audio Installers: Who require a high-quality power cord to maximize the performance of high-end audio equipment in professional setups.

Technical Specifications

• Conductor Material: High-purity Alpha-OFC (Oxygen-Free Copper)
• Connector Type: FI-E50 NCF Schuko (EU plug) and FI-50 NCF IEC connectors with Nano Crystal² Formula
• Length: 1.5 meters
• Insulation: High-quality insulation with advanced shielding for EMI/RFI protection
• Application: Ideal for high-resolution audio systems, home theater setups, and professional audio equipment

Installation Tips

• Ensure Secure Connections: Insert the connectors firmly into your audio equipment and power source to maintain a stable connection and optimal power transfer.
• Proper Cable Management: Avoid running the power cord parallel to signal cables or other sources of potential interference to maintain signal integrity.
• Handle with Care: Although The Astoria-E is built for durability, handle the cable with care to avoid unnecessary stress or bending, ensuring long-term performance.

Why Choose the Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord?

• Superior Conductivity: The Alpha-OFC conductors and NCF-treated connectors provide unmatched conductivity, ensuring efficient power transfer with minimal loss.
• Enhanced Audio Performance: The combination of high-quality materials, advanced shielding, and Furutech’s Alpha Cryogenic Treatment results in noticeably improved sound clarity, detail, and dynamic range.
• Reliable and Durable Construction: The precision-engineered connectors, robust insulation, and flexible outer jacket ensure that The Astoria-E delivers stable, interference-free power for years to come.

The Furutech The Astoria-E Power Cord (1.5m) EU version is an outstanding choice for anyone looking to provide clean and stable power to their high-end audio and video equipment. With its high-purity Alpha-OFC conductors, advanced NCF technology, shielding, and Furutech’s proprietary cryogenic treatment, this power cord ensures that your equipment receives the highest quality power supply possible.

Whether you’re an audiophile aiming for superior sound quality, a home theater enthusiast seeking to enhance your system’s performance, or a professional installer working on high-end audio setups, The Astoria-E offers the level of performance needed to optimize your equipment. Investing in this high-quality power cord guarantees a more dynamic, detailed, and lifelike audio experience.

RATING
NEMA Version: Type: 2-Pole + Earth • Rating: 15A 125V AC
EU Version: Type: 2-Pole + Earth • Rating: 10A 250V AC

FEATURES
Furutech Astoria and Empire power cords
If you’re a musician or a recording professional, ask yourself the following question: Do your current power cords make sense?
They might make sense to your budget or in the context of your recording and playback equipment, but are they making sense to your brain? Does the music you create in the studio sound like the music in your head, natural and inviting and emotional? Or do you listen to your music with an imaginary clipboard in your lap, checking off what’s right about the sound you’re getting—and what isn’t so right?
The new Furutech Astoria and Empire power cords were designed for demanding professionals just like you. Developed in Tokyo with extensive feedback from musicians and recording professionals, the Astoria and Empire power cords have been specifically tuned and balanced to deliver greater punch and dynamics to your sound—more of what you’re hearing in your head and in your heart.
In fact, choosing between the Astoria and the Empire provides you with even greater control over the type of sound you’re trying to achieve. Pick the Astoria if you’re aiming for quick response and natural speed, mated with deep and powerful bass. The Empire, on the other hand, offers a well-balanced sound with incredible resolution so that you hear every detail and nuance. It’s up to you.
Just replace the existing power cords for your amplifiers, mixing consoles, microphone preamps and even your entire recording and playback system, and you’ll immediately hear more top-to-bottom coherence in the sound. Dynamic range will be greater than ever before, and the music will sound effortless and expansive instead of congested, edgy or muddy.
Your music will start to make more sense where it counts—in your brain.
The legendary design team at Furutech are experts when it comes to preserving the signal path and delivering an end result that’s accurate, honest and uncompromised. Our innovative (Alpha) PC-Triple C power cable, used in both the Astoria and the Empire, is the result of a proprietary forging process that involved repeated rounds of metal folding—the same method used to create the katana, the sword used by Samurai warriors!
We’ve taken that art of sword-making to new levels, however, by applying variable high pressures to high-purity oxygen-free copper. This creates a forging process that is identical to folding the steel of a katana tens of thousands of times. This ensures that the crystal grain boundaries deep inside the copper are rearranged so that electrical current travels through the signal path more smoothly than ever before.
Add our renowned gold-plated connectors, our noise-reducing (Alpha) conductor shielding, our vibration-controlling RoHS-compliant flexible PVC sheath and our patented Floating Field Damper grounding system and you’ll have a razor-sharp tool for extracting the finest results– both in the studio and on the stage.
Use Furutech’s Astoria and Empire power cords for all your recording and playback needs and the end result will not be subtle.

SPECIFICATIONS
Amazing Features
• Fitted with Non-plated Furutech FI-11M(Cu) or FI-E11(Cu) and FI-11(Cu) IEC connectors
• α (Alpha) conductor shield for protection against radiated noise
• RoHS-compliant Audio grade flexible PVC sheath improves vibration isolation
• Special Audio grade flexible PVC Insulation contributes to reduced capacitance
• Floating Field Damper™ US Patent No.: 6,669,491/ European Patent (EP1445837)

Cable Specifications
• Conductors: 80-strand PC Triple C 0.18mm x 3 cores
• Insulation: Audio grade Flexible PVC (Brown, Light Blue, Green with Yellow striping) OD: 3.5mm diameter approx.
• Inner Sheath: Audio grade Flexible PVC (Black)
• Shielding: 0.12mm OFC Wire Braid
• Sheath: RoHS-compliant Audio grade flexible PVC (Dark Green), 12.8mm diameter approx.
• Outer Sleeve: Nylon yarn braid
• Length: 150cm approx.