Furutech Power Inlet

by James Leahy

This is a modification that many might not have thought about but you will most probably have experienced why it is greatly needed. This is a area that I feel not enough attention is given to when you consider all the effort which we all go to in order to ensure maximum power supply performance by use of power conditioners, power leads and so on.

The problem that it rectifies can be described as when you are running highend Furutech Power Leads or similar specification power cables that are heavy and stiff in nature they can start to fall out of the equipments power inlet. The issue is not with the high performance power leads as you might first suspect but with the poor quality control standards of most OEM power input sockets.

Retro fitting any of the Furutech Power Inlet Connectors will make the world of difference in fit and performance of your leads.

They offer much tighter measurement tolerances and this makes all the difference. Mostly I recommend and fit the Furutech FI-10 (G) as a good standard up-grade when using high performance power leads. This power inlet connector is very reasonably priced and offers great value for money.

Using the Furutech Power Inlet Connectors with their matching I.E.C. Connector range makes for a very tight and secure fit that will not have you constantly re-plugging your power leads into where they have fallen out from. The I.E.C. Power Inlet Connectors from Furutech are made to strict international standards and no modification to your equipment's chassis is necessary in order to install them.

The subject of this experiment was the awesome Marantz SA-11S2 SACD Player.

The standard power inlet connector.

The rear solder tags of the standard power inlet connector.

The front face of the Furutech FI-10 (G)

Professional screw terminated fittings on the rear of the Furutech FI-10 range.

Furutech FI-11 series I.E.C. Power Connector fitted into the Furutech FI-10 (G) Power Inlet Connector.

The difference is very noticeable. Both in terms of extended extra secure fit and sonic improvement.