FURUTECH
Review
POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE
2007 July - USA
POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE - ISSUE 31furutech
Nano Liquid
as reviewed by Dave Clark
At my request, Furutech sent me their Nano contact ($99) treatment fluid stuff to try out. Being a
proponent of getting the best contact one can between any surface to minimize noise and maximize
transfer of whatever (AC or signal), their stuff seemed like an interesting approach to this area of audio
tweakdom.
To quote form the Furutech site:...Nano Liquid’s molecules are so tiny (8 nano-meters in diameter (8/1000000mm) they “fill up" any air
bubble holes left during the plating process when brushed onto connectors.
…Squalene Oil can remove oxide and other debris etc. from the surface of metal, making the surface
clean and free of pollution, thus activating the metal surface.
...applying the principle of atomic adsorption, Furutech uses gold & silver super-micro particles,
adhering to metal surface evenly, they fill in any concave-convex sections on surface, increasing theelectric conduction area and debasing impedance (Ω).
…this very stable liquid (Squalene Oil) forms a layer protective film on the surface of the metal,preventing oxidation. Utilizing the oils excellent adsorption properties gold & silver super-micro
particles evenly adhere to surface of the metal.

Squalene Oil is sourced from olives, palm oil, and wheat germ oil. However, the largest concentrationof Squalene Oil is from the liver of deep sea sharks caught for commercial fishing. Now if this a goodor bad thing I am not sure of …though I do like sushi. As to the conductivity of Squalene Oil used as asuspension for the gold and silver micro-particles used in the Nano fluid, well not so sure of that, but it
does conduct electricity or at the very least an audio signal and does it quite well.
It is rather easy to apply, but the Squalene Oil will stain
your skin and clothing, so beware—the bottle is quite
small as is the brush, so one needs to be careful andnot spill. The application brush applies a very thinamount to the chosen contact surface (having so far
only tried it on speaker connections) making for quickand easy work. I did clean the contact with Caig
ProGold and followed with a good a rinse or two ofalcohol to remove any residue. That way, the Nano wasseeing a clean nude surface and not whatever was on
the connectors that might interfere with what I was
about to hear.
So listen with the contacts cleaned… that’s nice …and then with the Nano applied… Ahhh …nicer still.
Audible the improvements were in areas of dimensionality, dynamics, and the sonic tapestry taking on
a more texturally vivid presence. Especially noteworthy was a greater sense of bass impact, along witheverything becoming that much more visceral and alive. Not a dramatic “My jaw hit the floor" sort ofthing, but simply put the music sounded better. Smoother with a more organic feel, while still taking theoverall resolution up a notch. A sure recommendation to try without any issues in terms oflongevity—been a month now and the contacts look clean and healthy. Word has it that the stuff holds
up very well even after a year or so. But even if it does age, the silver will tarnish making for evenbetter conductivity between the two surfaces. As for the gold, well it stays nice as it is—no tarnish. I am
assuming that the two metals, along with the Squalene Oil, may be the factors behind the smootherand more organic feel… with the improvement in contact/conductivity allowing for the rest of what I
hear.