Rhodium/nano crystal plug socket snake oil - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: MrMobodies
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 03:47:07 am
content: Furutech FT-SWS-D NCF Rhodium High Performance Duplex SCHUKO Wall Socketshttps://www.futureshop.co.uk/furutech-ft-sws-d-ncf-rhodium-high-performance-duplex-schuko-wall-socketsQuotehttps://www.furutech.com/technology/QuoteNCF Technology/ nano crystals, convert thermal energy into infrared, transform the music industry, improve audio performance, crystals under strict condition, piezoelectric effect, damping properties... 30 years or researchover a plug socketIt just sounds like nonsense to me.What do you think?

author: BradC
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 04:00:09 am
content: Quote from: MrMobodies on June 09, 2021, 03:47:07 amSounds like you are very perceptive.

author: Raj
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 04:10:36 am
content: The site contains all the stupid audiofool keywords.Sure, a heavy fast switching load (like a welder) in the same mains circuit will induce some noise, but, most likely you'll not be doing that cause that load itself will be physically noisy, so you'll turn it off. (more than likely, you'll be experiencing other problems at the same time like flickering lights.)Plus a socket ain't gonna fix that noise. (no active component, a ground shield won't do diddly squat. smoothing capacitors inside of the audio device itself will smooth it out.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 04:17:01 am
content: UGH DISGUSTING! Is that plain old phillips screws in the front?! I hope it's at least a posi-drive. I would have expected something better, at least a robinson, ideally a torx for maximum quality. No, phillips simply won't please my immaculate tastes, I demand better! One star!nut mode disengaged

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 04:18:56 am
content: Soon: "nano crystal electrical wiring", "nano crystal distribution transformer", "nano crystal power generator".I'm still very interested in seeing some stats on what's the sell though of garbage like this. There is appearance of huge prices and booming market, but I have serious doubts. Like, I too can spay paint a plug from home depot with grey paint from the same place, and try to charge $500 for it. But how many will I actually sell?Those things may be just bait to sell more "reasonably priced" grabage.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2021, 01:25:01 pm
content: FURUTECH has some nicely manufactured (and often copied) stuff.If you opt in a carbon optics package for your car, at 20k, why not spend the same money on your audio stuff. Technically pointless, but looking nice. And some people don't care about the money...But I also don't understand why they are even using the marketing blah blah. IMHO would be quite OK to just state "Made in Japan, using precision manufacturing and the best materials." That would justify the hight costs (to me); talking about nano voodoo stuff - maybe not so much.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2021, 08:23:37 am
content: To be honest? I find these looking extremly ugly.Not even the large screw, and maybe it is a bad picture, but the moulding of the gray inserts looks bad.And the carbon fiber insert (if even is carbon fiber and not just printed on plastik) looks so much out of place.I much prefer plain white sockets.

author: TheBritishGuy
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 03, 2021, 07:30:42 pm
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author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2021, 07:55:19 pm
content: HDMI is a digital protocol. It either works or does not, you will not see any difference on a pixel level. Bad cables may create intermittent issues, but you will clearly see them.It is like using a different Ethernet cable and expect your YouTube to look any different.

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2021, 08:43:30 pm
content: Double post with sales link...https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/hdmi-is-expensive-better/msg3620265/#msg3620265

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 03, 2021, 11:41:08 pm
content: Quote from: MrMobodies on June 09, 2021, 03:47:07 amSo they're radioactive too...?