Furutech FI-46 NCF(G) High End Performance C13 IEC connector

Description

The Furutech FI-46 NCF(G) High-End Performance C13 IEC Connector is a top-tier power connector designed for high-performance audio and video systems, ensuring ultra-clean, stable, and interference-free power delivery. Incorporating Furutech’s advanced Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) technology, along with gold-plated contacts, the FI-46 NCF(G) is ideal for audiophiles and professionals seeking the highest power transmission quality for sensitive equipment. This connector is designed to reduce electrical noise and mechanical resonance, thus optimizing system performance.

• Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF): Furutech’s proprietary NCF technology integrates nano-sized crystalline particles, ceramic powder, and carbon powder. This formula generates negative ions that eliminate static while converting mechanical and thermal energy into far-infrared energy. As a result, it significantly reduces electrical noise and mechanical vibrations, delivering a cleaner, more stable power signal.
• Gold-Plated Contacts (G): The FI-46 NCF(G) features 24K gold-plated contacts, offering superior conductivity and excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion. Gold-plated contacts ensure minimal signal degradation, providing consistent, high-quality power delivery over time.
• High-Purity α (Alpha) OCC Copper Conductors: The internal conductors are made from α (Alpha) OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper, known for its exceptional purity and conductivity. This allows for minimal power loss, ensuring clean, efficient power transmission to connected components.
• Carbon Fiber and Non-Magnetic Stainless-Steel Housing: The carbon fiber and non-magnetic stainless-steel body construction helps reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and mechanical resonance. This results in a cleaner power signal, contributing to improved audio clarity and enhanced video performance.
• C13 IEC Connector: Widely used in high-end audio and video equipment, the C13 IEC connector provides stable, reliable power delivery, ensuring a secure connection for various high-performance devices such as amplifiers, preamps, and home theater components.

Performance Benefits:

• Cleaner Power Delivery: With the combination of NCF technology, gold-plated contacts, and high-purity α (Alpha) OCC copper conductors, the FI-46 NCF(G) ensures minimal interference and signal degradation. This leads to enhanced system performance with clearer audio, improved dynamics, and better visual clarity.
• Reduced Electrical Noise and Resonance: Furutech’s NCF technology minimizes both electrical noise and mechanical vibrations, delivering a cleaner and more stable power signal. This reduces distortion, resulting in clearer sound reproduction and sharper video quality.
• Long-Term Durability: The gold-plated contacts offer excellent resistance to corrosion and oxidation, ensuring long-lasting, reliable performance even with continuous use. The carbon fiber and stainless-steel construction further enhances the durability of the FI-46 NCF(G).
• Enhanced System Performance: By delivering clean, stable, and interference-free power, the FI-46 NCF(G) significantly improves the performance of high-end audio and video systems, resulting in more accurate sound reproduction, greater dynamics, and superior video performance.

Ideal Applications:

• High-End Audio Systems: Ideal for audiophiles looking to provide clean, stable power to high-performance components such as amplifiers, DACs, preamps, and high-fidelity speakers, ensuring optimal sound clarity and detail.
• Professional Audio Studios: Suitable for professional environments where clean, interference-free power is critical for achieving high-quality sound production and precision.
• Home Theater Systems: Perfect for home theater setups where stable power delivery to projectors, high-definition TVs, and home theater audio systems is essential for achieving superior sound and picture quality.

The Furutech FI-46 NCF(G) High-End Performance C13 IEC Connector is designed to deliver clean, stable, and interference-free power to high-performance audio and video systems. Featuring 24K gold-plated contacts, Furutech’s Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF) technology, and high-purity α (Alpha) OCC copper conductors, this connector ensures superior power transmission, reducing noise and enhancing both sound and video clarity. Whether you’re upgrading a high-end audio system, professional studio, or home theater setup, the FI-46 NCF(G) offers exceptional performance, long-term reliability, and is an essential component for achieving high-fidelity sound and video quality.

RATING
15A 125V / 10A 250V AC

FEATURES
Nano Crystal² Formula (NCF)
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.

The Furutech Floating Field Damper System
Magnetic Floating Field Damping Current flowing through a cable and its connector creates magnetic (and electrostatic) fields around them, building and collapsing 60 times per second in 120VAC systems. This magnetic field induces current flow– electrical potential–in small parts like the screws holding the connector shell together which have to be metal for tight clamping. The current flow in these small parts actually creates “floating” magnetic fields around them, and they interfere with the cable/connector’s larger surrounding magnetic field resulting in noise and distortion.

The Furutech Floating Field Damper solves the biggest problem you never realized you had by star grounding the metal parts in which floating magnetic fields are induced by current flow. All the various metal parts of the connector are tied together and shunt whatever electrical potentials generated to ground. This significantly lowers noise by reducing distortion for ultra-clean and stable power transfer.
US Patent No.: 6,669,491/ European: EP1445837

SPECIFICATIONS
• α (Alpha) Pure-Copper Gold-plated Conductor
• Floating Field Damper System (US Patent No.: 6,669,491/ European: EP1445837)
• Nylon/fiberglass body with a special anti-resonance nano-sized crystalline, piezo ceramic particles and carbon damping material
• Aluminum (6061 T6) housing brushed and anodized. The best of damping and insulation materials improve frequency extension and tonal balance.
• Specified for cable diameters from 6mm to 20mm
• Dimensions:
Body length 44mm x 34.5mm diameter / 80.3mm overall length approx.
• Metal cable clamp improves grip and reduces mechanically and electrically induced distortion
• Net Weight: 110g approx.

REVIEWS

• Audio Accessory 2019 SUMMER 173 – JAPAN
• MJ 無線と実験 No.1158 AUGUSTー2019 – JAPAN
• Stereo 2019 AUGUST – JAPAN
• Stereo 2019 SEPTEMBER – JAPAN
• Audio Accessory 2019 AUTUMN 174 – JAPAN
• MJ 無線と実験 No.1159 SEPTEMBERー2019 – JAPAN
• Audio Accessory 2019 WINTER 175 – JAPAN